In pics: Makeshift shelters house Italy's quake survivors
An estimated 2,500 people have lost their homes following the 6.0 magnitude earthquake which hit central Italy on Wednesday.
As rescue workers continue to search the rubble of affected towns in the hope of finding survivors, many of the homeless have moved into makeshift camps, which have been set up across the affected area.
Volunteers erect tents at a temporary camp for displaced residents of Amatrice. Photo: Mario Laporta/AFP
A tent encampment in the central Italian village of Arquarta del Tronto. Photo: Marco Zepatella/AFP
Homeless survivors camp out at a children’s playground in Amatrice. Photo: Marco Zepatella/AFP
Anything will do: a wooden structure gives a night’s shelter to a refugee. Photo: Marco Zepatella/AFP
Team effort: volunteers prepare dinner for the homeless at a refugee camp in Illica. Photo: Mario Laporta/AFP
With infrastructure badly damaged, bottles of water are being distributed to those in need. Photo: Marco Zepatella/AFP
Beds are crammed inside many of the makeshift structures, like this one in Pescara del Tronto. Marco Zepatella/AFP
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As rescue workers continue to search the rubble of affected towns in the hope of finding survivors, many of the homeless have moved into makeshift camps, which have been set up across the affected area.
Volunteers erect tents at a temporary camp for displaced residents of Amatrice. Photo: Mario Laporta/AFP
A tent encampment in the central Italian village of Arquarta del Tronto. Photo: Marco Zepatella/AFP
Homeless survivors camp out at a children’s playground in Amatrice. Photo: Marco Zepatella/AFP
Anything will do: a wooden structure gives a night’s shelter to a refugee. Photo: Marco Zepatella/AFP
Team effort: volunteers prepare dinner for the homeless at a refugee camp in Illica. Photo: Mario Laporta/AFP
With infrastructure badly damaged, bottles of water are being distributed to those in need. Photo: Marco Zepatella/AFP
Beds are crammed inside many of the makeshift structures, like this one in Pescara del Tronto. Marco Zepatella/AFP
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