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At least 73 people have been killed in an earthquake that hit a mountainous area of central Italy, authorities say.

Tommaso della Longa, from the International Red Cross, is in Amatrice, one of the worst affected towns, and said it was "like an apocalypse".

Mr della Longa told Carolyn Quinn that the Red Cross would be providing psychological assistance for people affected by the earthquake, as well as food and shelter, because "scenes like these are really hard to forget".

(Photo: Rescuers work at a collapsed building in Amatrice. Credit: Reuters)