Earthquake hits northern Italy – in pictures

The debris from a collapsed clock tower crushes cars parked nearby in Finale Emilia, a municipality in the province of Modena, after the earthquake Photograph: Giorgio Benvenuti/Reuters A woman stands with a blanket on her shoulders to take in the scale of earthquake damage near the Castello delle Rocche in Finale Emilia, a municipality in the province of Modena Photograph: Pierre Teyssot/AFP/Getty Images Debris from a collapsed church blocks a road in Finale Emilia Photograph: Marco Vasini/AP People from a hospital for the elderly receive first aid in a sports hall in Finale Emilia Photograph: Giorgio Benvenuti /Reuters A couple stand in front of a damaged church after it lost its upper stories Photograph: Giorgio Benvenuti /Reuters People sit outside in the street after the earthquake rocked northern Italy early on Sunday Photograph: Giorgio Benvenuti /Reuters The damaged bell tower of Finale Emilia's city hall Photograph: Marco Vasini/AP People sit outdoors after being evacuated from their homes in Finale Emilia Photograph: Marco Vasini/AP Another view of the tower which collapsed following an earthquake in Finale Emilia Photograph: Pierre Teyssot/AFP/Getty Images