Firefighters early on Monday
retrieved the body of a woman from under the rubble of the Roma
Hotel in the earthquake-stricken mountain village of Amatrice
after three days of uninterrupted work.
The woman was sleeping in a first-floor room when the
6.2-magnitude quake struck at 03:36 on August 24, and was buried
under four meters of debris.
Rescuers had to cut through beams that obstructed the way.
Two bodies still remain under the rubble of the hotel, which was
flattened by the quake that left a total of 290 people confirmed
dead in Amatrice and the hamlets of Accumoli and Pescara del
Tronto.
A search is still ongoing for 10 people who went missing in
Amatrice, where 229 are confirmed dead. Another 11 died in
Accumoli and 50 were killed in Pescara del Tronto.
About 2,500 people have been displaced by the initial
earthquake, which so far has been followed by 2002 tremors
ranging from 3-5 magnitude on the Richter scale, officials said.
Also on Monday, Pope
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