Death toll in Italian quake rises to 275

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Source: CCTV.com | 04-09-2009 19:30

Three more bodies have been found in a collapsed university dormitory in central Italy, raising the death toll in the country's worst earthquake in three decades to 275.

Three more bodies have been found in a collapsed  university dormitory in central Italy, raising the death toll in the country's worst earthquake in three decades  to 275.

The last body was pulled from the four-story structure in the city of L'Aquila on Thursday morning. At least seven students, including an Israeli, died there.

Rescue efforts continued for as many as 10 people still missing. Officials have began discussing rebuilding the region and reopening schools. They stressed it would take a month or two to have a clear idea of the extent of the damage.

The magnitude-6.3 quake hit L'Aquila and several towns in central Italy early on Monday.

Editor:Liu Fang