rescuers there using bare handsing looing for survivors. abc's jennifer eccleston is live from london. jennifer, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, diane and kendis. it's been several hours since rescue crews are still trying to reach the most hard hit areas. at least 21 people are dead. the aftershocks continue to rat this will community now on edge. this morning, a town in ruins. central italy rocked by a powerful earthquake in the middle of the night. witnessens saying people are trapped under rubble. new video showing collapsed buildings, residents searching roads. local red cross officials saying a bridge into the town had collapsed. the terrain making it difficult for rescue crews. >> i've certainly seen police trucks race by me. so there is a sense that authorities are headed for that area. it's a very mountainous area. the roads are not easy. it's not an easily accessible for rescuers to get there. >> reporter: the mayor of amatrice telling state-run radio, quote, the town isn't here anymore. the shaking felt many rome, 100 mi

rescuers there using bare handsing looing for survivors. abc's jennifer eccleston is live from london. jennifer, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, diane and kendis. it's been several hours since the earthquake. rescue reach the most hard hit areas. at least 21 people are dead. the aftershocks continue to rat this will community now on edge. this morning, a town in ruins. central italy rocked by a powerful earthquake in the middle of the night. witnessens saying people are trapped under rubble. new video showing collapsed buildings, residents searching for survivors, debris-clogged roads. local red cross officials saying a bridge into the town had collapsed. the terrain making it difficult for rescue crews. >> i've certainly seen police trucks race by me. so there is a sense that authorities are headed for that area. it's a very mountainous area. the roads are not easy. it's not an easily accessible area of italy. it will take aw for rescuers to get there. >> reporter: the mayor of amatrice telling state-run radio, quote, the town isn

rescuers there using bare handsing looing for survivors. abc's jennifer eccleston is live from london. jennifer, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, diane and kendis. it's been several hours since the earthquake. at least 21 people are dead. the aftershocks continue to rat this will community now on edge. this morning, a town in ruins. central italy rocked by a powerful earthquake in the middle of the night. witnessens saying people are trapped under rubble. new video showing collapsed buildings, residents searching for survivors, debris-clogged local red cross officials saying a bridge into the town had collapsed. the terrain making it difficult for rescue crews. >> i've certainly seen police trucks race by me. so there is a sense that authorities are headed for that area. it's a very mountainous area. the roads are not easy. it's not an easily accessible area of italy. it will take awhile, i imagine, >> reporter: the mayor of amatrice telling state-run radio, quote, the town isn't here anymore. the shaking felt many rome, 100 miles a

rescuers there using bare handsing looing for survivors. abc's jennifer eccleston is live from london. jennifer, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, diane and kendis. it's been several hours since the earthquake. at least 21 people are dead. the aftershocks continue to rat this will community now on edge. this morning, a town in ruins. central italy rocked by a powerful earthquake in the middle of the night. witnessens saying people are trapped under rubble. new video showing collapsed buildings, residents searching for survivors, roads. local red cross officials saying a bridge into the town had collapsed. the terrain making it difficult for rescue crews. >> i've certainly seen police trucks race by me. so there is a sense that authorities are headed for that area. it's a very mountainous area. the roads are not easy. it's not an easily accessible area of italy. >> reporter: the mayor of amatrice telling state-run radio, quote, the town isn't here anymore. the shaking felt many rome, 100 miles away. pildings there shook for 0 seconds.

rescuers there using bare handsing looing for survivors. abc's jennifer eccleston is live from london. jennifer, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, diane and kendis. it's been several hours since the earthquake. rescue crews are still trying to reach the most hard hit areas. at least 21 people are dead. the aftershocks continue to rat this will community now on edge. this morning, a town in ruins. central italy rocked by a powerful earthquake in the middle of the night. witnessens saying people are trapped under rubble. new video showing collapsed buildings, residents searching for survivors, debris-clogged roads. local red cross officials saying a bridge into the town had collapsed. the terrain making it difficult for rescue crews. >> i've certainly seen police trucks race by me. so there is a sense that authorities are headed for that area. it's a very mountainous area. the roads are not easy. it's not an easily accessible area of italy. it will take awhile, i imagine, for rescuers to get there. >> reporter: the mayor of amatrice te