The number of dead in the devastating earthquake in central Italy rose Tuesday to 207, and side shocks hampered the search for possible survivors amid the rubble.
Rescue teams worked with the aid of flashlights throughout the night and thousands of people had reached their homes sought shelter in tents and cars.
“The hope of finding someone under the rubble is now very small,” said an authority of Civil Defense in a camp mounted in L’Aquila, the historic mountain town [...]