Rescuers searched by lamplight in freezing temperatures for a second night for survivors of an earthquake in central Italy.

Rescuers used mechanical diggers and their hands to search on Tuesday for survivors of Italy’s worst quake in three decades which killed nearly 180.

A powerful earthquake struck central Italy as residents slept on Monday morning, killing more than 90 people and making up to 50 000 homeless.

An earthquake tore through central Italy on Monday killing at least 50 people as Renaissance buildings in a historic town were reduced to rubble.

A strong earthquake rocked a large swathe of central Italy on Monday, killing at least 10 people and causing houses and churches to collapse.