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An increasingly forlorn search for victims of the earthquake that brought carnage to central Italy enters a third day as the confirmed death toll climbs to 267. IMAGES of recovery efforts
Images show vast destruction in the Moroccan village of Imi N'Tala a week after a devastating earthquake hit the country on September 8. The magnitude 6.8 earthquake -- Morocco's strongest ever -- flattened entire villages and left tens of thousands of people homeless. The search for dead bodies buried in the rubble continues. IMAGES
Firemen and rescue teams search for missing people Cesena after heavy rains caused devastation across Italy's northern Emilia Romagna region, killing at least five people. IMAGES
In his weekly Sunday Angelus prayer, Pope Francis prays for Ukraine and the earthquake victims of Turkey and Syria. He also offers his prayers for the victims of the deadly tornado in Mississippi and calls for a day of prayer for peace in Peru, amid a deepening political crisis. IMAGES
Images show the presence of Bulgarian police at the scene where 18 migrants were found dead in an abandoned truck, near the village of Lokorsko, 20 kilometres (12 miles) northeast of Bulgaria's capital Sofia. The vehicle "was illegally transporting around 40 migrants hidden under some wood", the interior ministry said. "Eighteen of them have died." It is believed to be one of the deadliest people smuggling incidents recorded in the country. The cause of the migrants' deaths has not been established. IMAGES