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No Indian casualty in Italy earthquake: Sushma Swaraj

ByIANS, New Delhi
Aug 24, 2016 03:29 PM IST

There has been no Indian casualty in the magnitude 6.2 earthquake that rocked Italy on Wednesday, external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj said citing the Indian embassy in Rome.

There has been no Indian casualty in the magnitude 6.2 earthquake that rocked Italy on Wednesday, external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj said citing the Indian embassy in Rome.

Rescuers search for survivors amidst collapsed buildings following an earthquake, in Pescara del Tronto, Italy.(AP)
Rescuers search for survivors amidst collapsed buildings following an earthquake, in Pescara del Tronto, Italy.(AP)

“Massive earthquake of 6.2 magnitude has struck Italy. @IndiainItaly has informed me that there is no report of any Indian casualty,” Sushma Swaraj tweeted.

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More than 15 people were killed as the earthquake struck central Italy early on Wednesday, officials said.

Many were trapped under rubble as buildings and houses collapsed due to the tremors that were also felt in the country’s capital city of Rome, BBC reported. Some buildings shook for 20 seconds.

The quake hit at 3.36am, around 100 km north-east of Rome, at a shallow depth of 10km.

Officials warned the number of fatalities is likely to rise.

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