Italy earthquake toll rises to 297 after two die of injuries

The number of dead from last month’s earthquake in central Italy has risen to 297 after two more people died, the Italian civil defence service reports. One had been injured in Amatrice, the town which saw the heaviest loss of life, and the other in Arquata del Tronto, which was also badly damaged. The magnitude-6.2 […]

The number of dead from last month’s earthquake in central Italy has risen to 297 after two more people died, the Italian civil defence service reports.
One had been injured in Amatrice, the town which saw the heaviest loss of life, and the other in Arquata del Tronto, which was also badly damaged.
The magnitude-6.2 quake struck at 03:36 (01:36 GMT) on 24 August, 100km (65 miles) north-east of Rome. Nearly 4,000 people made homeless are still in temporary accommodation.
The authorities hope to find proper shelter for those living in camps before the onset of bad weather, an official told BBC News.