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Beneath Italy's quake debris, no signs of life

Author
AAP,
Publish Date
Sat, 27 Aug 2016, 7:14AM
Rescue efforts and rubble in the village of Pescara del Tronto (Getty Images)
Rescue efforts and rubble in the village of Pescara del Tronto (Getty Images)

Beneath Italy's quake debris, no signs of life

Author
AAP,
Publish Date
Sat, 27 Aug 2016, 7:14AM

Hopes of finding more survivors from Italy's powerful earthquake have faded with the death toll rising to 278 and the rescue operation in some of the stricken areas called off.

Three days after the quake struck the mountainous heart of the country, sniffer dogs and emergency crews continued to scour the town of Amatrice, which was levelled in the disaster, but there was no sign of life beneath the debris.

Italy plans to hold a state funeral for around 40 of the victims later today on a day of national mourning, with flags due to fly at half mast around the country for the dead, who include a number of foreigners.

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