YEREVAN, AUGUST 24, ARMENPRESS. A powerful 6.2-magnitude earthquake followed by a series of aftershocks has rocked central Italy. Strong tremors were felt in the country’s capital, Rome, and several small towns and villages have been seriously damaged with dozens reportedly killed and hundreds injured.

The death toll from the earthquake has risen to 84, “Armenpress” reports, citing Russia Today, local broadcaster RAI has reported. 

Fabrizio Curcio, the head of Civilian Defense service, who is now in Amatrice, reported that in that town and adjacent Accumoli alone the number of those dead has soared to 60.

At the same time, the Civilian Defense service of the Marche region stated that 24 people had been killed in the quake there.

The Italian army has been mobilized to aid earthquake-affected areas, the Italian Defense Ministry wrote on Twitter.