"A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck central Italy early Wednesday, with reports of fatalities and
significant damage surfacing quickly in its aftermath.
Officials say the towns of Accumoli and Amatrice appear to be the hardest hit by the quake, which struck at 3:36 a.m. local time as most residents slept inside their homes.
At least 10 people have been killed, according to the Associated Press.
The damage was so extensive in the town of Amatrice that its mayor told the AP: "The town isn't here anymore."
Tremors were felt as far away as Rome, more than 100 miles away from the quake's epicenter.
The mayor of Amatrice told Italy's ANSA news agency that a large portion of that town had been destroyed and that residents had been buried under the rubble of collapsed homes and buildings." ABC
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