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イタリア中部で8月24日未明に発生したマグニチュード（M）6.2の地震で、死者が250人以上、病院に搬送されたけが人が360人以上となり、さらに増える恐れがある。ロイターなどが報じた。
およそ200人が死亡したアマトリーチェでは、50周年を迎えるフードフェスティバルを控え、休日の行楽客で賑わっていた。地震が発生した24日の時点でどれだけの行楽客が訪れていたかは不明で、死者数の把握が困難になっている。
「まずは行方不明者の正確な数を確認しなければならない。取り残された人がいなくなるまで、私たちは中断することなく捜索を続ける」と、地元消防署の広報担当ルカ・カーリ氏は語った。
犠牲者のなかには、少なくともイギリス人3人、スペイン人1人、ルーマニア人5人の外国人が死者に含まれているとみられる。
CNNによると、地震発生から15時間後、瓦礫の下敷きになっていた10歳の少女が救出されるなど必死の捜索が続いているが、生存者の発見は時間の経過とともに難しくなっている。
震源地に最も近いアマトリーチェ市内は、あらゆる家やビルが倒壊した。この建物は女子修道院。作業員が瓦礫の撤去にあたっている
アマトリーチェに古くからある教会の塔は奇跡的に倒壊を免れた
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イタリア地震 必死の捜索続く
ITALY-QUAKE/VOLUNTEERS(01 of22)
Rescuers walk with dogs following an earthquake in Amatrice, central Italy August 24, 2016. Picture taken August 24, 2016. REUTERS/Ciro De Luca (credit:Ciro Luca / Reuters)
ITALY-QUAKE/VOLUNTEERS(02 of22)
A rescuer works following an earthquake in Amatrice, central Italy August 24, 2016. Picture taken August 24, 2016. REUTERS/Ciro De Luca (credit:Ciro Luca / Reuters)
ITALY-QUAKE/(03 of22)
The school is seen partially collapsed following an earthquake in Amatrice, central Italy August 24, 2016. Picture taken August 24, 2016. REUTERS/Ciro De Luca (credit:Ciro Luca / Reuters)
ITALY-QUAKE/(04 of22)
A body is carried away by rescuers following an earthquake in Amatrice, central Italy, August 25, 2016. REUTERS/Ciro De Luca (credit:Ciro Luca / Reuters)
ITALY-QUAKE/(05 of22)
The interior of an house with old pictures still hanging on a wall is seen in Amatrice, following an earthquake, central Italy, August 25, 2016. REUTERS/Ciro De Luca (credit:Ciro Luca / Reuters)
ITALY-QUAKE/(06 of22)
Clothes are packaged to be distributed in a gym following an earthquake in Amatrice, central Italy, August 25, 2016. REUTERS/Ciro De Luca (credit:Ciro Luca / Reuters)
ITALY-QUAKE/(07 of22)
A man walks along a makeshift camp in Arquata following an earthquake, central Italy, August 25, 2016. REUTERS/Remo Casilli (credit:Remo Casilli / Reuters)
Italy Earthquake(08 of22)
This combination of two satellite images provided by DigitalGlobe shows damage to Pesacara del Tronto, Italy on Thursday, Aug. 25, 2016 following an earthquake, left, and April 21, 2014. Aftershocks in central Italy rattled residents and rescue workers alike Thursday, as crews worked to find more earthquake survivors and the country anguished over its repeated failure to protect ancient towns and modern cities from seismic catastrophes. (DigitalGlobe via AP) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Italy Earthquake(09 of22)
This combination of two satellite images provided by DigitalGlobe shows damage to a residential area of Amatrice, Italy on Thursday, Aug. 25, 2016 following an earthquake, left, and April 21, 2014. Aftershocks in central Italy rattled residents and rescue workers alike Thursday, as crews worked to find more earthquake survivors and the country anguished over its repeated failure to protect ancient towns and modern cities from seismic catastrophes. (DigitalGlobe via AP) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Italy Earthquake(10 of22)
This combination of two satellite images provided by DigitalGlobe shows Amatrice, Italy on Thursday, Aug. 25, 2016 following an earthquake, left, and April 21, 2014. Aftershocks in central Italy rattled residents and rescue workers alike Thursday, as crews worked to find more earthquake survivors and the country anguished over its repeated failure to protect ancient towns and modern cities from seismic catastrophes. (DigitalGlobe via AP) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Italy Earthquake(11 of22)
This combination of two satellite images provided by DigitalGlobe shows tents in a field, top, in Amatrice, Italy on Thursday, Aug. 25, 2016 following an earthquake, left, and April 21, 2014. Aftershocks in central Italy rattled residents and rescue workers alike Thursday, as crews worked to find more earthquake survivors and the country anguished over its repeated failure to protect ancient towns and modern cities from seismic catastrophes. (DigitalGlobe via AP) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Italy Quake(12 of22)
Rescuers make their way through destroyed houses following an earthquake in Pescara Del Tronto, central Italy, Thursday, Aug. 25, 2016. The magnitude 6 quake struck Wednesday at 3:36 a.m. (0136 GMT) and was felt across a broad swath of central Italy, including Rome where residents of the capital felt a long swaying followed by aftershocks. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Italy Quake(13 of22)
Rescuers make their way through destroyed houses following an earthquake in Pescara Del Tronto, central Italy, Thursday, Aug. 25, 2016. The magnitude 6 quake struck Wednesday at 3:36 a.m. (0136 GMT) and was felt across a broad swath of central Italy, including Rome where residents of the capital felt a long swaying followed by aftershocks. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Italy Quake(14 of22)
People walk in a tent camp near Pescara Del Tronto, Italy, Thursday, Aug. 25, 2016. A magnitude 6 quake struck at 3:36 a.m. (0136 GMT) on Wednesday, and was felt across a broad swath of central Italy, including Rome where residents of the capital felt a long swaying followed by aftershocks. The civil protection agency set up tent cities around the affected towns to accommodate the homeless. In Amatrice, many elderly and children spent the night inside a local sports facility. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Italy Quake(15 of22)
Rescuers search amid rubble of collapsed houses following an earthquake in Pescara Del Tronto, Italy, Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2016. The magnitude 6 quake struck at 3:36 a.m. (0136 GMT) and was felt across a broad swath of central Italy, including Rome where residents of the capital felt a long swaying followed by aftershocks. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Italy Quake(16 of22)
Rescuers work amid collapsed building in Amatrice, central Italy, Thursday, Aug. 25, 2016. Rescue crews raced against time Thursday looking for survivors from the earthquake that leveled three towns in central Italy and Italy once again anguished over trying to secure its medieval communities built on seismic lands. (Italian Firefighters Vigili del Fuoco via AP) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
WorldView-3, August 25, 2016: DigitalGlobe high-resolution closeup satellite image of the village of Amatrice...AFTER the earthquake hit on August 24th, 2016.(17 of22)
AMATRICE, ITALY, AUGUST 25, 2016. DigitalGlobe high-resolution WorldView-3 closeup satellite image of the village of Amatrice...AFTER the earthquake hit on August 24th, 2016. (Photo DigitalGlobe via Getty Images) (credit:DigitalGlobe/ScapeWare3d via Getty Images)
ITALY-EARTHQUAKE(18 of22)
Volunteers prepare a tent camp in Illica, central Italy, on August 25, 2016, following a powerful earthquake resulting in the death of 250 individuals in nearby Amatrice. \nThe death toll from a powerful earthquake in central Italy rose to 250 on August 25 as rescuers continued a grim search for corpses and powerful aftershocks rocked the devastated area. / AFP / MARIO LAPORTA (Photo credit should read MARIO LAPORTA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:MARIO LAPORTA via Getty Images)
Hundreds Dead In Italian Earthquake As Teams Search For Survivors(19 of22)
AMATRICE, ITALY - AUGUST 25: Emergency workers search the rubble of a building that was destroyed during an earthquake, on August 25, 2016 in Amatrice, Italy. The death toll in the 6.2 magnitude earthquake that struck around the Umbria region of Italy in the early hours of Wednesday morning has risen to at least 250 as thousands of rescuers continue to search for survivors. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images) (credit:Carl Court via Getty Images)
Hundreds Dead In Italian Earthquake As Teams Search For Survivors(20 of22)
AMATRICE, ITALY - AUGUST 25: Emergency workers search the rubble of a building that was destroyed during an earthquake on August 25, 2016 in Amatrice, Italy. The death toll in the 6.2 magnitude earthquake that struck around the Umbria region of Italy in the early hours of Wednesday morning has risen to at least 250 as thousands of rescuers continue to search for survivors. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images) (credit:Carl Court via Getty Images)
Hundreds Dead In Italian Earthquake As Teams Search For Survivors(21 of22)
AMATRICE, ITALY - AUGUST 25: Emergency workers search the rubble of a building that was destroyed during an earthquake on August 25, 2016 in Amatrice, Italy. The death toll in the 6.2 magnitude earthquake that struck around the Umbria region of Italy in the early hours of Wednesday morning has risen to at least 250 as thousands of rescuers continue to search for survivors. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images) (credit:Carl Court via Getty Images)
Hundreds Dead In Italian Earthquake As Teams Search For Survivors(22 of22)
AMATRICE, ITALY - AUGUST 25: Emergency workers search the rubble of a building that was destroyed during an earthquake, on August 25, 2016 in Amatrice, Italy. The death toll in the 6.2 magnitude earthquake that struck around the Umbria region of Italy in the early hours of Wednesday morning has risen to at least 250 as thousands of rescuers continue to search for survivors. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images) (credit:Carl Court via Getty Images)