Central Italy Earthquake Reduces Towns To Rubble As Death Toll Rises

Italian Premier Matteo Renzi says the death toll from the quake that hit central Italy has risen.

Renzi spoke Wednesday evening in the provincial capital of Rieti after visiting rescue crews and survivors in the hard-hit town of Amatrice and flying over other demolished towns in nearby Le Marche region.

Here & Now's Meghna Chakrabarti gets the latest from Philip Pullella, a senior correspondent for Reuters in Rome.

The Associated Press contributed reporting to this article.

Philip Pullella, senior correspondent covering Italy and the Vatican for Reuters. He tweets @PhilipPullella.