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Italy’s devastating earthquake in pictures

Victims sit among the rubble of a house in Amatrice. Photo: Getty
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Rescuers search for victims among damaged buildings after a strong earthquake hit Amatrice.
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Women cry in front of damaged houses in a street in the central Italian village of Illica, near Accumoli.
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Volunteers work to move rubble and debris during search and rescue operations in Amatrice.
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Rescuers clear debris while searching for victims in damaged buildings.
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A local citizen leaves his home on in Accumoli, Italy.
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Teetering: many of the old buildings that were left standing were on the brink of collapse.
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An aerial view of the Amatrice destruction.
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Rescuers sift through the rubble in an attempt to find survivors in Amatrice.
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Concrete and stone pillars pierce a car in the streets of Amatrice.
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The strong earthquake hit the Reatino area, with many of Amatrice's old buildings destroyed.
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Many building were reduced to rubble with sleeping locals trapped inside.
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Scenes of devastation in Amatrice.
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A view of collapsed houses following the earthquake.
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A man cries as another injured is helped in Amatrice, central Italy.
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A survivor is pulled out of the rubble in Amatrice, central Italy.
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A man walks in a street in Amatrice, central Italy, where a 6.1 earthquake struck just after 3:30 am.
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Bystanders were warned to leave Amatrice because of aftershocks.
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A survivor rests amid the rubble.
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Rescuers work to find survivors in Amatrice
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Much villages in the affected region are reduced to rubble.
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Rescuers use dogs to help locate people beneath the rubble.
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Hope of finding survivors beneath the buildings is fading.
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