Rescue teams will work 'until last person is found' as aftershocks hinder search

Aftershocks in central Italy have rattled residents and rescue workers trying to find more earthquake survivors.

Earthquake destruction in the village of Pescara del Tronto, central Italy. Picture: AP

A day after a shallow quake killed 250 people and levelled three small towns, a 4.3 magnitude aftershock sent up plumes of thick dust in the hard-hit town of Amatrice.

The aftershock crumbled already cracked buildings and prompted authorities to close roads. Another person was sent to the hospital.