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ROME (CBSNEWS.COM/AP) — A powerful earthquake struck central Italy early Wednesday, collapsing homes on top of residents as they slept. At least 37 people were reported dead.
The mayor of the quake-hit town of Accumoli, Stefano Petrucci, said at least six people had died there, including a family of four, and two others. “There are deaths,” he told state-run RaiNews24.
“Four people are under the rubble, but they are not showing any sign of life. Two parents and two children,” RAI quoted Petrucci as saying.
In Amatrice, the ANSA news agency reported two bodies had been pulled from one building. The Rev. Fabio Gammarota told ANSA another three were killed in a separate collapse.
The magnitude 6 quake struck just after 3:30 a.m. and was felt across a broad section of central Italy, including the capital Rome where people in homes in the historic center felt a long swaying followed by aftershocks.
This is a developing story. Stay with CBS News for the latest updates.
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