‘people are so low‘

Looters dressed as firefighters and cops raid houses of the dead after Italian earthquake

Residents on watch in Amatrice after criminals spotted themselves to cash and TVs

LOOTERS dressed as firefighters and cops are raiding homes abandoned in the Italian earthquake disaster.

Several vile thieves have been caught helping themselves to cash and TVs.

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Exploitation ... looters have been posing as emergency services in quake-struck areas of ItalyCredit: Array

Police in Amatrice, which was worst hit, had to intervene when a mob attacked a man spotted emerging from a house with a suitcase.

One resident said: “Some people are really low. How can you go into the homes of dead people and rob them?

“The damaged houses never collapse on these low lives. That would be justice.”

No respect ... criminals have even been taking possessions from the homes of people who have diedCredit: Getty Images
Reverberations ... Brit Tourists reported feeling the tremors as far as RomeCredit: AP:Associated Press
The extent of the damage is revealed in this aerial shot of the central Italian villageCredit: AP:Associated Press

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Residents stand among damaged buildings as they reel from the devastating earthquakeCredit: Getty Images
On watch ... police officers plan to increase patrols to deter lootersCredit: Getty Images
Period of reflection ... Italian PM Matteo Renzi joined in as the country marked a day of mourningCredit: Getty Images
 Rescue workers helped families carry their loved ones to the tragic ceremony near one of the worst-hit towns in central ItalyCredit: ANSA

Further cases were reported in Carbognano and police said they would increase patrols to deter looters.

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Meanwhile, funerals for the first victims have been held. A mass service for 35 people was held in Ascoli Piceno and attended by Italian PM Matteo Renzi as the country marked a day of mourning.

The death toll from Wednesday’s 6.2 magnitude quake stands at 290, with at least 15 people still missing.

Marcos Burnett was killed when a earthquake hit as he slept on a family holiday to central ItalyCredit: PA:Press Association
Will and Maria Henniker-Gotley - believed to be family friends of Marcos parents - were also killed in the powerful quake on Wednesday morningCredit: PA:Press Association
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The three were killed as they slept in the property located in the village of SommatiCredit: AP:Associated Press

Among those killed were three Brits — schoolboy Marcos Burnett, 14, and family friends William Henniker-Gotley, 55 and wife Maria, 51.

They died after their holiday villa collapsed at Sommati, near Amatrice.

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