Central Italy hit by 6.6-magnitude earthquake, many were injured

BY Libyan Express Oct 30, 2016 - 18:09

A firefighter, left, and an alpine soldier look at rubble in the hilltop town of Amatrice as an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.6 struck central Italy, Sunday, Oct. 30, 2016. A powerful earthquake rocked the same area of central and southern Italy hit by quake in August and a pair of aftershocks last week, sending already quake-damaged buildings crumbling after a week of temblors that have left thousands homeless. (Massimo Percossi/ANSA via AP) (The Associated Press)

A very strong 6.6-magnitude earthquake toppled central Italy on Sunday morning, injuring at least 20 people.

Reports from Italy said that Sunday’s earthquake is the strongest tremor to hit the country in more than three decades.

The earthquake follows tremors last week and comes on off the heels of a devastating quake in August, which killed nearly 300 people and flattened entire villages.

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Central Italy hit by 6.6-magnitude earthquake, many were injured

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