/abonnement/A powerful 6.2-magnitude earthquake rocked central Italy early Wednesday, killing at least 70 people and reducing at least three towns to rubble, as homes collapsed on sleeping residents. The temblor, which struck at 3:36 a.m. local time, was centered about 5.5 miles below the ground about 10 miles from the town of Norcia in the lush central province of Umbria. The death toll, which was rising rapidly, was reported to be 73, Italian broadcaster RAI reported.“The town isn’t here anymore,” said Sergio Pirozzi, the mayor of Amatrice, one of the hardest-hit towns, along with Accumoli near near Rieti, about 80 miles northeast of Rome, and Pescara del Tronto farther east…[+]