Italy earthquake death toll soars to 267

YEREVAN, AUGUST 26, ARMENPRESS. The death toll after the powerful earthquake in central Italy has reached to 267, the country’s Civil Protection Department said on August 26, TASS reported.

A total of 928 aftershocks have been registered in Italy over the past two days, La Repubblica newspaper reported citing the National Civil Protection Service. Some 57 of them hit the country over the past 8 hours.

A 6.0-magnitude earthquake jolted Italy at 3:36 a.m. local time (0136GMT) on August 24, with a 5.4-magnitude aftershock that followed the initial quake. The tremors affected a wide area in the Apennines, shocks were felt as far away as Perugia, Rieti and Norcia. The earthquake epicenter was registered in the Rieti province at a depth of 4 kilometers.