A mass funeral has taken place in Italy for some of the 290 people killed in Wednesday's powerful earthquake.
Thirty-five victims from the town of Arquata were mourned at a sports hall in the regional capital, Ascoli Piceno.
The coffins, laid out in rows on the floor, included two painted white for two children killed.
The death toll from the quake, which struck a mountainous central region, has again risen as more bodies were found.
Prime
Minister Matteo Renzi was among those attending the funeral along with
President Sergio Mattarella, who earlier visited Amatrice, the town with
the most casualties.
Bishop Giovanni d'Ercole urged those affected not to lose courage.
"Together,
above all we will restore life to our communities, starting from our
traditions and from the rubble of death," he said.
The coffins will be taken for burial to a cemetery near Arquata, a local official told Ansa news agency.
Most victims of the earthquake were Italian, but several foreigners were among those killed, including three Britons.
Flags are flying at half mast across the country as Italy remembers victims of the quake.
More than 200 people died in Amatrice alone. Along with Arquata and Accumoli, Pescara del Tronto was also hard-hit.
Many
bodies have also been brought to a makeshift morgue in an aircraft
hangar in the city of Rieti, where relatives have been identifying loved
ones.
The first funeral for one of the earthquake's victims was held on Friday, for the son of a state official who died in Amatrice.
At least 388 people have been treated in hospital for their injuries while more than 2,000 people were made homeless.
The 6.2-magnitude quake hit in the early hours of Wednesday, 100km (65 miles) north-east of Rome.