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Italy quake toll soars as hopes fade for more survivors─── 07:45 Sat, 27 Aug 2016
Italy has called off rescue operations in some of the areas after a powerful earthquake killed at least 278 people as hopes of finding more survivors have faded.
Three days after the quake struck the mountainous heart of the country, sniffer dogs and emergency crews yesterday 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 about 40 of the victims today.