Clocktower Remain Untouched,Withstand 6.2 Magnitude Earthquake

A 13th century clock tower was able to withstand a 6.2-magnitude earthquake which struck central Italy early Wednesday.the clocktower,miraculously still standing amidst the debris, and frozen on the time 3:36am.

All the city of Amatrice was left to dust, It's a haunting reminder of the exact moment an earthquake reduced the historic town of Amatrice to rubble.

Speaking to reporters on Wednesday,the Mayor of Amatrice Sergio Pirozzi said,"The town is no more."

The town which was home to more than 2,000 people went completely down.


"I have an appeal to make;we have access road to the town cut off and people under the rubble,help us."

Amatrice and nearby towns are situated in remote, mountainous terrain particularly popular with tourists in the summer months.

Speaking to reporter,a Red Cross spokesman Tommaso della Longa,said they don't know the precise number of people that were affected.

"During the holidays there are a lot of people there -- so we don't have a precise number (of how many are affected),"Longa said.

"We can talk about ten of thousands, but we don't know the exact number."

Report have it that In Amatrice, rescuers called residents' cellphones in an effort to find those who answered.if there was no answer they move on to the next person.

Amatrice isn't the only village affected by the earthquake, with the mayor of nearby Accumoli, Stefano Petrucci, describing desperate scenes as rescuers raced against time to try to save those beneath the rubble.

"We're digging, digging... hoping to find someone alive."

Amatrice was set to hold the 50th edition of the "Festival of the Spaghetti all'Amatriciana"