Rome, Dhu-AlQa'dah 22, 1437, August 25, 2016, SPA -- The death toll from a massive earthquake in central Italy has climbed to 247, local news agency ANSA reported on Thursday, citing the civil protection agency, according to dpa. The magnitude-6 quake struck the regions of Umbria, Lazio and Le Marche at 3:36 am (0136GMT) on Wednesday, toppling buildings and leaving many people trapped under the rubble. Hundreds of injured people had been rescued from the two worst-hit villages, Amatrice and Accumoli in Lazio, and more than 1,500 had been left home less in Le Marche alone, ANSA reported earlier. --SPA 11:24 LOCAL TIME 08:24 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w