On 24 August 2016 , a powerful earthquake struck Amatrice , devastating the town and killing at least 295 people . Sergio Pirozzi , at the time the mayor of Amatrice ( on March 2018 he was elected in the Regional Council of Lazio ) , said that the town " is no more " . Later , Pirozzi said that " three-quarters of the town was destroyed " . Nearby Accumoli and Pescara del Tronto were also devastated
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August 2016 Central Italy earthquake
Amatrice