ITALY, AUGUST 28, 2016 – A mass funeral is taking place in Italy for some of the 284 people killed in Wednesday’s powerful earthquake.
The ceremony for 34 victims from the town of Arquata began at a sports hall in the regional capital, Ascoli Piceno, the BBC reports.
The coffins, laid out in rows on the floor, include two painted white for two children killed.
The death toll from the quake, which struck a mountainous central region, rose overnight as more bodies were found.
Prime Minister Matteo Renzi is among those attending the funeral.
President Sergio Mattarella earlier visited Amatrice, the town with the most casualties.
Most victims were Italian, but several foreigners were among those killed, including three Britons.
