Amatrice's priest Father Savino, shows an image of the “Madonna of Filetta” find in the destryoyed Sant'Agostino's church on August 30, 2016, few days after an earthquake hit the area, a disaster that claimed nearly 300 lives. A deadly earthquake brought devastation on August 26, 2016, to a string of mountain villages in a remote area straddling the Umbria, Marche and Lazio regions. Nearly 300 people died in the quake and hundreds more were injured, and although rescue efforts were winding down, officials warned it was feasible there are still a dozen or so bodies under the rubble. (Photo by Andreas Solaro/AFP Photo)
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