The death toll from a powerful earthquake that struck a remote area of central Italy climbed to at least 159 late Wednesday, said the head of the country's civil protection agency, Fabrizio Curcio.
Prime Minister Matteo Renzi had earlier given a toll of 120 dead and 368 injured. Rescuers were working through the night to pull survivors from the rubble and "won't slow down", Curcio told public broadcaster Rai.
The death toll from a powerful earthquake that struck a remote area of central Italy climbed to at least 159 late Wednesday, said the head of the country’s civil protection agency, Fabrizio Curcio.
Prime Minister Matteo Renzi had earlier given a toll of 120 dead and 368 injured. Rescuers were working through the night to pull survivors from the rubble and “won’t slow down”, Curcio told public broadcaster Rai.
