The strong earthquake that hit central Italy on Monday has killed more than 100 people, injured some 1,500 and left around 70,000 homeless, officials said.

　　According to the local media, the official death toll was set at 91 earlier in the afternoon, but rescuers said the death toll has risen to 108.

　　Italian Police Chief Antonio Manganelli said the 6.2-magnitude tremor which occurred at 03:33 local time (0133 GMT) had left "a horrible scene of death and destruction."

　　One foreign national has so far been found among those killed, who was a female student from the Czech Republic.

　　Some 4,000 rescuers were at work and Italy will have access to the European Union's disaster fund, said Premier Silvio Berlusconi who canceled a trip to Moscow to be at the scene.

　　Helicopters were taking the most badly injured to hospital, while many of those who suffered minor injuries were being sent to Rome.

　　意大利当地时间凌晨3时33分发生在中部地区的强烈地震造成的死亡人数到当地时间晚8时已超过100人，另有约1500人受伤，约7万名无家可归者。

　　当地官员说，此次地震是意大利30年来最为严重的一次。救援人员说，他们已经从阿布鲁佐区首府拉奎拉市以及相邻小镇的废墟中挖出108具尸体。预计死亡人数还将继续上升。

　　取消原定访问俄罗斯日程的意大利总理贝卢斯科尼在灾区现场说，目前已有约4000名救援人员在灾区展开紧张的营救工作，欧盟已决定向意大利提供救灾基金。

　　贝卢斯科尼在现场呼吁市民不要冒险呆在家里，因为可能还会发生余震和新的地震。他对受灾民众说，大约2000顶帐篷已经提供给了无家可归者，每顶帐篷可容纳8人至10人，相关救援工作也在逐一展开。

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