Italy held a state funeral in pouring rain on Tuesday for some of the victims of an earthquake which levelled mountain communities last week, killing at least 292 people.
The death toll from a powerful earthquake in central Italy rose to 250 with thousands were still displaced on Thursday as rescuers continued a grim search for corpses and powerful aftershocks rocked the devastated area.
The death toll hit 159 in a major earthquake in central Italy as rescuers were working through night to search and dig out survivors on Wednesday.