(MENAFN- Morocco World News) Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi said the death toll from the quake that hit central Italy has risen to 120.
Renzi spoke Wednesday in the provincial capital of Rieti after visiting rescue crews and survivors in the town of Amatrice and other demolished towns in nearby Le Marche region. The quake struck towns and villages in the mountainous heart of the country, which was making the rescue operation more difficult. The quake, estimated to have struck after 3:30am at a depth of 6 miles, was felt across a broad section of central Italy, including the capital Rome where people in homes in the historic centre felt a long swaying followed by aftershocks. The last major earthquake to hit the country struck the central city of L'Aquila in 2009, killing over 300 people data-ad-client="ca-pub-9546318280945074" data-ad-slot="9241175969"> jQuery.ajax({ url: "http://www.moroccoworldnews.com/", data: { top_ten_id: 195044, top_ten_blog_id: 1, activate_counter: 11, top10_rnd: (new Date()).getTime() + "-" + Math.floor(Math.random() * 100000) } });