Two powerful earthquakes have hit Central Italy with buildings damaged and scared residents pouring out into the streets. This is coming barely two months after the region was hit by a 6.2 magnitude earthquake that left 295 persons dead.
Officials say a 5.5-magnitude quake struck at 19:10 local time (17:10 GMT), followed two hours later by a 6.1 magnitude tremor near Visso in Macerata province.
So far, no deaths have been reported but one person was injured.
This part of Italy is full of narrow roads linking small stone villages. Rescuers are fearful of mudslides and even of risking bringing heavy equipment up the narrow roads.
In Campi, hundreds of people were sleeping in their cars, with blankets covering the windows. The cars are parked everywhere — streets, gas stations, parking lots. Some residents have taken their dogs with them in their cars.
Local media said one man had suffered a heart attack.
Residents were uncertain as to what might happen next, and expressed worry that another, bigger tremor, might cause even more damage.
