(26 Aug 2016) The mayor of Amatrice, a central Italian town hit hard in the earthquake, on Friday said works previously carried out to improve the anti-seismic system of a decimated school were unable to protect the building.
Sergio Pirozzi also told reporters that the Amatrice municipality had reported the situation to the police.
Italian prosecutors are investigating the collapse of the school, which re-opened in 2012 following its anti-seismic renovation.
Funds, which were set aside after the last major quake in 2009, were used to restore it.
At least 267 people were killed in Wednesday's earthquake in central Italy.
Some crumbled buildings in Amatrice cracked even further after the biggest aftershock of Friday morning struck at 6:28 a.m. (0428 GMT), one of more than 1,000 that have hit the area.

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