Updated: 1:50 p.m. ET

(Bloomberg) – A powerful earthquake hit central Italy in the middle of the night, destroying small mountain towns and burying victims in the rubble of collapsed buildings.

At least 120 people were killed, the nation's Civil Protection agency said.

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