Deadly Earthquake hits Italy

A deadly earthquake struck Italy on Sunday morning.

In a report by the BBC, the magnitude 6.0 quake hit the Emilia Romagna region in the northeast. The epicentre was thirty-five kilometres north of Bologna. It was followed by an aftershock measuring 5.1

Seven people have died and fifty people have been injured. The quake also damaged numerous historical buildings in the region.

Sunday's earthquake was the worst to hit Italy since a 2009 tremor killed 300 people in Central Italy.

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