Disasters in Italy have a predictable chronology: after the calamity strikes, rescues are attempted, destiny is lamented and pledges are made to rebuild destroyed towns. And without fail, as the first victims are still being buried, a criminal investigation is opened.
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Italian media: Powerful quake kills 20
A 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck central Italy early Monday, killing 20 people, including four children, Italian media reported. Italian civil protection agency officials would not confirm a death toll.