Dramatic video shows crying baby being rescued from earthquake rubble in Italys Ischia

Footage has emerged showing the moment a baby boy was pulled alive from debris after a 4.0 magnitude earthquake struck a tourist-packed Italian island of Ischia, off the coast of Naples, late on Monday (21 August).The quake struck days before the first anniversary of a 6.3 magnitude quake that killed nearly 300 people in central Italy and destroyed the ancient town of Amatrice .

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• August 22, 2017 16:20 IST

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Footage has emerged showing the moment a baby boy was pulled alive from debris after a 4.0 magnitude earthquake struck a tourist-packed Italian island of Ischia, off the coast of Naples, late on Monday (21 August).The quake struck days before the first anniversary of a 6.3 magnitude quake that killed nearly 300 people in central Italy and destroyed the ancient town of Amatrice .