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Italy earthquake death toll rises to 247: regional officials

ITALY-QUAKE/ A firefighter works in the night at a collapsed house following an earthquake in Amatrice, central Italy on Thursday | REUTERS

The number of people killed in the earthquake that devastated parts of central Italy on Wednesday rose to 247 on Thursday morning, regional and national officials said.

The Civil Protection department in Rome said a tally by local officials showed that 190 people were killed Rieti province and 57 in the province of Ascoli Piceno.

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