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Fresh aftershocks have rattled earthquake-hit central Italy, killing at least one more person and hampering the search for survivors.Fresh aftershocks have rattled earthquake-hit central Italy, killing at least one more person and hampering the search for survivors.
The latest tremor struck at 0627 local time (0427 GMT) in L'Aquila, epicentre of Monday's 6.2-magnitude quake.The latest tremor struck at 0627 local time (0427 GMT) in L'Aquila, epicentre of Monday's 6.2-magnitude quake.
The aftershocks brought down masonry from already damaged buildings and one tremor was felt as far away as Rome.The aftershocks brought down masonry from already damaged buildings and one tremor was felt as far away as Rome.
As the desperate search for survivors continues, officials have raised the death toll from the quake to 250.As the desperate search for survivors continues, officials have raised the death toll from the quake to 250.
Another 100 people are reported to be in serious condition and some 20,000 people were made homeless.Another 100 people are reported to be in serious condition and some 20,000 people were made homeless.
The BBC's Dominic Hughes, in L'Aquila, says that, once again, rescue teams worked through the night in an effort to find any survivors under the rubble of the city's shattered buildings.The BBC's Dominic Hughes, in L'Aquila, says that, once again, rescue teams worked through the night in an effort to find any survivors under the rubble of the city's shattered buildings.
This is still very much a rescue operation but slowly the emphasis will shift to salvage and clearance, our correspondent says.This is still very much a rescue operation but slowly the emphasis will shift to salvage and clearance, our correspondent says.
Survivors 'face fortnight in tents'Survivors 'face fortnight in tents'
Thousands spent a second night in tent camps around L'Aquila, the capital of the central Abruzzo region, as temperatures dropped to 4-5C overnight.Thousands spent a second night in tent camps around L'Aquila, the capital of the central Abruzzo region, as temperatures dropped to 4-5C overnight.
It was still scary when you feel the earth move Woman in tent camp Two 98-year-olds survived quake Quake buildings 'below standard' In pictures: Race against time We have no money, no documents - we have nothing Woman in tent camp Two 98-year-olds survived quake Quake buildings 'below standard' In pictures: Race against time
Marco Dolponi from Italy's Civil Protection Agency, said it could be a fortnight before people were given alternative accommodation.Marco Dolponi from Italy's Civil Protection Agency, said it could be a fortnight before people were given alternative accommodation.
"We are trying to get them to the hotels on the seaside, for example. But the time to let them come back to the home is difficult to say. "We are trying to get them to the hotels on the seaside, for example. But the time to let them come back to the home is difficult to say."
"... L'Aquila is suffered very much and we are not stopping having shocks. So we cannot be able to say that it is all end." He added that tremors were continuing and it was difficult to know when they would end.
At least seven strong shocks hit the region during the night, waking people from their sleep in the tent shelters.At least seven strong shocks hit the region during the night, waking people from their sleep in the tent shelters.
"It was still scary when you feel the earth move," a grandmother who was caring for her three-month-old granddaughter told AFP news agency. "It was very frightening," said Costanza, a Romanian woman at a camp on the outskirts of L'Aquila.
"We have no money, no documents - we have nothing," she added. "I just can't wait to get home."
Rescue to continueRescue to continue
Rescue efforts were given a boost after a 20-year-old woman was pulled alive from the rubble overnight after being buried for 42 hours. Rescue efforts were given a boost overnight, when a 20-year-old woman was pulled alive from the rubble after being buried for 42 hours.
Quake woman saved after 42 hoursQuake woman saved after 42 hours
Earlier on Tuesday, searchers pulled 98-year-old Maria D'Antuono unharmed from her collapsed home in L'Aquila. She told Italy's Ansa news agency that she had kept at her crochet while awaiting rescue.Earlier on Tuesday, searchers pulled 98-year-old Maria D'Antuono unharmed from her collapsed home in L'Aquila. She told Italy's Ansa news agency that she had kept at her crochet while awaiting rescue.
Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi said earlier the operation would continue through Thursday until rescuers were certain that no living person remains under the rubble.Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi said earlier the operation would continue through Thursday until rescuers were certain that no living person remains under the rubble.
He said some 7,000 police, soldiers and other emergency service personnel and volunteers are taking part in the operation.He said some 7,000 police, soldiers and other emergency service personnel and volunteers are taking part in the operation.
Live interactive map Historic L'Aquila reels 'Cries came from above and below' Live interactive map Historic L'Aquila reels 'Cries came from above and below'
"We're a bit tired," Fabrizio Curcio, director of the civil protection emergency bureau told AFP."We're a bit tired," Fabrizio Curcio, director of the civil protection emergency bureau told AFP.
"But frankly, fatigue is not a major concern... We're running on adrenaline. There's still a long road ahead of us.""But frankly, fatigue is not a major concern... We're running on adrenaline. There's still a long road ahead of us."
Between 3,000 and 10,000 buildings are thought to have been damaged in L'Aquila, making the 13th-Century city of 70,000 uninhabitable for some time.Between 3,000 and 10,000 buildings are thought to have been damaged in L'Aquila, making the 13th-Century city of 70,000 uninhabitable for some time.
One-hundred-and-fifty people have been pulled alive from the rubble. About 150 people have been pulled alive from the rubble.
The head of the Italian Red Cross, Francesco Rocha, said 20,000 people were homeless and it could be months or even years before they were all back in their own homes.The head of the Italian Red Cross, Francesco Rocha, said 20,000 people were homeless and it could be months or even years before they were all back in their own homes.
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