Fourth Major Earthquake Strikes Italy: Biggest In 35 Years

Following last week's double 5.5 earthquakes and a 6.1 that shook Rome, including the Parthenon and Colosseum, a very powerful 6.6 magnitude earthquake has just hit central Italy near Norcia, collapsing buildings and churches.  A number of people are reported injured and some villages are cut off.  The city center of Amatrice has been completely destroyed:

Nuns from the Basilica of San Benedetto rushed into the streets as the historic structure came tumbling down:

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