As the death toll in the Central Italian earthquake stood at 250, with every expectation it will push even higher, survivors of Wednesday’s disaster were living through aftershocks. One reached 4.5 magnitude.. The shallow quake, estimated to have struck after 3:30 a.m. at a depth of six miles, was felt across a broad section of Central Italy, including the capital Rome where people in homes in the historic centre felt a long swaying followed by aftershocks. BBC reporter James Reynolds reports (above) from the badly damaged town of Amatrice near Rieti on the desperate search for survivors. BBC before and after pictures .
