Ancient buildings collapse as Italy rocked by strong aftershocks

The red brick city hall in the Italian town of Amatrice survived the devastating summer earthquake that collapsed buildings all around it, only to crumble amid two lesser jolts on Wednesday night.

Ancient buildings collapse as Italy rocked by strong aftershocks

The red brick city hall in the Italian town of Amatrice survived the devastating summer earthquake that collapsed buildings all around it, only to crumble amid two lesser jolts on Wednesday night.

The tremors also brought down a centuries-old church tower in Camerino that had withstood both a quake in 1997 and the one in August.

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