'When you see these things begin to happen look up, because your redemption is drawing near.'
A strong earthquake struck a mountainous stretch of central Italy early Wednesday, killing at least 241 people, trapping scores under debris and setting off tremors that awakened residents in Rome, nearly 100 miles to the southwest.
The earthquake,
which had a preliminary magnitude of 6.2, struck at 3:36 a.m., about
6.5 miles southeast of the town of Norcia in the Umbria region, followed
by about 200 aftershocks over the next several hours, including a 5.5 - magnitude at 4:33 a.m.
The authorities said the quake was comparable in intensity to one in 2009in the Abruzzo region of central Italy that killed more than 300 people.
Three British citizens were killed in the 6.2 magnitude earthquake, an official from Amatrice told the BBC.
The British Foreign Office did not immediately confirm the report, but Boris Johnson, the Foreign Secretary, has said a number of British nationals were affected.
"My deepest sympathies are with the Italian people and everyone affected by the terrible earthquake," said Johnson, who sent condolences to his Italian counterpart Paolo Gentiloni.
The British Foreign Office did not immediately confirm the report, but Boris Johnson, the Foreign Secretary, has said a number of British nationals were affected.
"My deepest sympathies are with the Italian people and everyone affected by the terrible earthquake," said Johnson, who sent condolences to his Italian counterpart Paolo Gentiloni.
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