Eight bodies found under collapsed building in Italy
By Reuters
09 July 2017 |
8:00 am
Eight were found dead on Saturday (July 8) under the rubble of a collapsed apartment building in the southern Italian town of Torre Annunziata, after rescue workers searched for bodies through the night, a fire brigade spokesman said.
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