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A nun checks her mobile phone as she lies near a victim laid on a ladder following an earthquake in Amatrice Italy, Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2016.Massimo Percossi/The Associated Press

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Rescuers carry a man on a stretcher among damaged buildings after a strong earthquake hit central Italy, in Amatrice on August 24, 2016.FILIPPO MONTEFORTE/AFP / Getty Images

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A woman holds a child as they stand in the street following an earthquake, in Amatrice, Italy.Massimo Percossi/The Associated Press

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Rescuers search among damaged buildings after a strong earthquake hit central Italy, in Arquata del Tronto on August 24, 2016.STR/AFP / Getty Images

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A woman and child stand in the street after an earthquake, in Amatrice, 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.Alessandra Tarantino/The Associated Press

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A man reacts after a strong heathquake hit Amatrice on August 24, 2016.FILIPPO MONTEFORTE/AFP / Getty Images

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Rescuers are seen working in the rubble of collapsed and damaged houses in the village of Pescara del Tronto, central Italy, Wednesday, Aug. 24 2016 following an earthquake.Crocchioni/The Associated Press

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Residents reacts among the rubble after a strong heartquake hit Amatrice on August 24, 2016 Central Italy was struck by a powerful, 6.2-magnitude earthquake in the early hours, which has killed at least three people and devastated dozens of mountain villages.FILIPPO MONTEFORTE/AFP / Getty Images

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Rescuers are seen working in the rubble of collapsed and damaged houses in the village of Pescara del Tronto, central Italy, Wednesday, Aug. 24 2016 following an earthquake.Crocchioni/The Associated Press

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A man stands among the rubble of a house after a strong heartquake hit Amatrice on August 24, 2016.FILIPPO MONTEFORTE/AFP / Getty Images

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Victims sit among the rubble of a house after a strong heartquake hit Amatrice on August 24, 2016.FILIPPO MONTEFORTE/AFP / Getty Images

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A man carries a pram among damaged buildings after a strong heartquake hit Amatrice on August 24, 2016.FILIPPO MONTEFORTE/AFP / Getty Images

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Pope Francis reads his condolences for the victims of the earthquake in central Italy during his weekly general audience on August 24, 2016 in St Peter's square at the Vatican.VINCENZO PINTO/AFP / Getty Images

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