Earthquake hits central Italy

People stand next to the coffins of earthquakes victims in a gymnasium arranged in a chapel in Ascoli Piceno, Italy.

Italian firefighters and soldiers walk amid ruins during operation aiming at reopening the road in Rio, a little village near Amatrice, central Italy.

Firefighters at work amid the rubble in Pescara del Tronto, Marche region, central Italy.

Homes lie in ruins in Pescara del Tronto on Thursday, a day after a shallow earthquake struck the region, killing more than 240 people.

A woman and child sit on a bench after an earthquake in Amatrice, Italy.

Rescuers search for victims beneath the rubble of homes in Pescara Del Tronto, Italy, on Thursday.

Firefighters at work to save people on the rubble of collapsed buildings in Pescara del Tronto, Italy.

Rescuers search through debris following an earthquake in Amatrice, Italy.

Rescuers carry a survivor on a stretcher in Amatrice, Italy.

Rescuers search for victims with a dog in the central Italian village of Amatrice.

Volunteers work to move rubble and debris during search and rescue operations in Amatrice, Italy.

A handler walks a rescue dog as they search through the debris of collapsed houses following an earthquake in Amatrice, Italy.

A man stands among collapsed buildings in the town of Amatrice after a strong earthquake hit central Italy.

Homes destroyed by the earthquake in the town of Pescara del Tronto.

An earthquake survivor is carried to safety in Amatrice, Italy, on Aug. 24, 2016.

An earthquake survivor dug from the rubble of a home is passed down on a stretcher by rescuers in Amatrice, Italy, on Aug. 24, 2016.

A man and a woman holding a dog walk through the debris of toppled buildings in Amatrice after a powerful earthquake rocked central Italy.

An injured man is rescued from the rubble of a collapsed building in Amatrice, Italy.

A belltower still stands amid the rubble of buildings following an earthquake in Amatrice in central Italy

The sun rises over collapsed buildings following an earthquake in Amatrice in central Italy.

A man leans on a wall in despair in the devastated village of Pescara del Tronto.

A firefighter looks for survivors in the debris of fallen buildings in Accumoli, Italy.

Few buildings are left standing in an aerial view of the town of Amatrice in central Italy after a powerful earthquake struck the region on Aug. 24, 2016.

Rescuers search for survivors under the rubble of the town of Amatrice, central Italy following a strong early morning earthquake on Aug. 24, 2016.

Rescuers help a woman get past damaged buildings after a strong earthquake was felt in Amatrice, Italy on Aug. 24.

Rescuers search a crumbled building in Arcuata del Tronto, Italy, after a strong earthquake struck early on Aug. 24.

Resucers and residents in Amatrice, Italy, clear debris as they search for victims in damaged homes after a powerful earthquake hit early on Aug. 24.