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A mass funeral has taken place in Italy for some of the 290 people killed in Wednesday’s powerful earthquake.<\/p>\n

Thirty-five victims from the town of Arquata were mourned at a sports hall in the regional capital, Ascoli Piceno.<\/p>\n

The coffins, laid out in rows on the floor, include two painted white for two children killed.<\/p>\n

The death toll from the quake, which struck a mountainous central region, has again risen as more bodies were found.<\/p>\n

Prime Minister Matteo Renzi was among those attending the funeral along with President Sergio Mattarella, who earlier visited Amatrice, the town with the most casualties.<\/p>\n

Bishop Giovanni d’Ercole urged those affected not to lose courage.<\/p>\n

“Together, above all we will restore life to our communities, starting from our traditions and from the rubble of death,” he said.<\/p>\n

Most victims of the earthquake were Italian, but several foreigners were among those killed, including three Britons.<\/p>\n

Rescue efforts have been hampered by hundreds of aftershocks, with one severely damaging a key bridge into Amatrice.<\/p>\n

“Let’s hope it doesn’t collapse or the town will be cut off from both sides,” said Mayor Sergio Pirozzi.<\/p>\n

More aftershocks were registered in the early hours of Saturday, one with a magnitude of four.<\/p>\n

The ground beneath Accumoli, another severely affected village, sank 20cm (8in) as a result of the earthquake, satellite images obtained by Italy’s scientific authorities show.<\/p>\n

The district which sank is shown in red on this image compiled from data from a Japanese satellite and published by Italy’s National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (INGV).<\/p>\n

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Flags are flying at half mast across the country as Italy remembers victims of the quake.<\/p>\n

More than 200 people died in Amatrice alone. Along with Arquata and Accumoli, Pescara del Tronto was also hard-hit.<\/p>\n

Many bodies have also been brought to a makeshift morgue in an aircraft hangar in the city of Rieti, where relatives have been identifying loved ones.<\/p>\n

The first funeral for one of the earthquake’s victims was held on Friday, for the son of a state official who died in Amatrice.<\/p>\n

At least 388 people have been treated in hospital for their injuries while more than 2,000 people were made homeless.<\/p>\n

The 6.2-magnitude quake hit in the early hours of Wednesday, 100km (65 miles) north-east of Rome.<\/p>\n

Italy’s government has been criticised for failing to prevent deaths after the 2009 earthquake in nearby L’Aquila left 300 dead.<\/p>\n

Historic towns do not have to conform to anti-quake building regulations, which are also often not applied when new buildings are put up.<\/p>\n

In addition to emergency funds, PM Renzi cancelled taxes for residents and announced a new initiative, “Italian Homes”, to tackle criticism over shoddy construction.<\/p>\n

But he also said that it was “absurd” to think that Italy could build completely quake-proof buildings.<\/p>\n

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Source: BBC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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