(ANSA) - Rome, August 25 - An "extraordinary maintenance
plan" to lessen earthquake damage in Italy is "imperative so as
not to see other tragedies like Amatrice," L'Aquila Mayor
Massimo Cialente said on Italian TV Thursday. The historic Lazio
town of Amatrice was devastated by Wednesday's 6.2-magnitude
earthquake, killing over 200 people. In 2009 a 5.9-magnitude
quake killed 309 people in and around Abruzzo capital L'Aquila.
The overall death toll from the latest tremor so far stands at
247.
Quake: Extraordinary maintenance a must
'Imperative to avert tragedies like Amatrice' says Cialente