Italy Aftershocks

A series of strong earthquakes hit central Italy on Wednesday, striking fear among residents still rattled by a deadly tremor in August, but there were no reports of casualties.

Strong aftershocks rattled residents and rescue crews alike today as hopes began to dim that firefighters would find any more survivors from Italy's earthquake. The first funerals were scheduled to be celebrated for some of the 267 dead.

An earthquake killed at least 16 people in northern Italy on Tuesday, damaging buildings and spreading panic among thousands of residents still living in tents after a tremor in the same region destroyed their homes just over a week ago.

Two new strong aftershocks rattled northeast Italy overnight today, sending people outdoors and further damaging buildings hit by a weekend earthquake, local officials said. The aftershocks struck around midnight with the first one measuring 4.3 and the second 3.2, and local media said a total of 18 aftershocks had hit the area during the night.

A strong 5.8-magnitude quake rocked Bulgaria shortly after 3:00 am (0000 GMT) on Tuesday, Bulgaria's Seismological Institute said.

Strong aftershocks of earth quake continue to rock Central Italy and the death toll has increased to 272.

Strong aftershocks rocked the Italian city of L'Aquila overnight, raining fresh debris as rescuers pulled more earthquake survivors from the rubble and the death toll climbed to 235.

A series of strong earthquakes hit central Italy on Wednesday, striking fear among residents still rattled by a deadly tremor in August, but there were no reports of casualties.

Strong aftershocks rattled residents and rescue crews alike today as hopes began to dim that firefighters would find any more survivors from Italy's earthquake. The first funerals were scheduled to be celebrated for some of the 267 dead.

An earthquake killed at least 16 people in northern Italy on Tuesday, damaging buildings and spreading panic among thousands of residents still living in tents after a tremor in the same region destroyed their homes just over a week ago.

Two new strong aftershocks rattled northeast Italy overnight today, sending people outdoors and further damaging buildings hit by a weekend earthquake, local officials said. The aftershocks struck around midnight with the first one measuring 4.3 and the second 3.2, and local media said a total of 18 aftershocks had hit the area during the night.

A strong 5.8-magnitude quake rocked Bulgaria shortly after 3:00 am (0000 GMT) on Tuesday, Bulgaria's Seismological Institute said.

Strong aftershocks of earth quake continue to rock Central Italy and the death toll has increased to 272.

Strong aftershocks rocked the Italian city of L'Aquila overnight, raining fresh debris as rescuers pulled more earthquake survivors from the rubble and the death toll climbed to 235.