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| Quakes hit snow-bound central Italy | Quakes hit snow-bound central Italy |
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| Central Italy has been struck by a series of earthquakes, as the region shivers in freezing temperatures. | Central Italy has been struck by a series of earthquakes, as the region shivers in freezing temperatures. |
| The biggest quake was 5.4 in magnitude and struck an area devastated by earthquakes in August. | The biggest quake was 5.4 in magnitude and struck an area devastated by earthquakes in August. |
| They hit between 10:25 (9:25 GMT) and 11:25 and were felt in Rome, 100km (60 miles) to the south-west. | |
| Almost 300 people died in the mountainous region around Amatrice last year. There are no reports so far of any injuries in the latest quakes. | Almost 300 people died in the mountainous region around Amatrice last year. There are no reports so far of any injuries in the latest quakes. |
| The latest tremors mainly affected three neighbouring regions - Abruzzo, Lazio and Marche. | |
| They follow some 36 hours of steady snowfall in areas around Amatrice and Norcia, towns close to the epicentre. | |
| Schools that were not already closed in the worst-hit areas were evacuated. Rome's underground system was shut as a safety precaution. | |
| "Everyone is outside. It's very cold and windy," Lina Mercantini in the village of Ceselli in the Umbrian region, about 80km from the epicentre, told Reuters news agency. | |
| "This is totally unnerving. It's never ending. We are all shaking." | |
| Italian politician Antonio Tajani, who was elected president of the European Parliament on Tuesday, said it "appears there are no victims". |