Italy launches massive relief effort

A devastating earthquake rocked central Italy early on Wednesday, collapsing homes on top of residents as they slept, killing dozens and leaving thousands homeless.

A family of four, including two boys aged 8 months and 9 years, were buried when their house in Accumoli imploded.

As rescue workers carried away the body of the infant, carefully covered by a small blanket, the children's grandmother blamed God: "He took them all at once," she wailed.