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Rescuers in Amatrice. The town has become the symbol of the disaster that killed at least 247 people (Photo: reuters)

Italy earthquake is test for Renzi

"It looks like a war-torn place," Angelo Schiavoni, a resident of Arquata del Tronto told EUobserver on the phone.

The small town is located in central Italy, just a few kilometres away from Pescara del Tronto, a village which was flattened by the 6.2-magnitude earthquake that hit Italy early Wednesday (24 August).

The disaster has claimed at least 267 lives and could be a political challenge for Italian prime minister Matteo Renzi, both domestically and in his relations with the ...

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Rescuers in Amatrice. The town has become the symbol of the disaster that killed at least 247 people (Photo: reuters)

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