Rescuers removed three more bodies from a collapsed university dormitory in central Italy early Thursday, raising to 275 the death toll in the country's worst earthquake in three decades, AP reported. The last body was pulled out of the four-story structure in the city of L'Aquila just after dawn, and family members maintained their vigil up until the end, said rescue coordinator Antonio Panaro. At least seven students died in the dormitory, which became a focal point of grief in this devastated city. Signaling the end of the operation, huge excavators moved in and began dismantling the dorm. «No one else is missing. There are no parents left waiting, but of course we will carefully verify that there isn't anyone else,» Panaro. But elsewhere in the city and the stricken region, search operations continued for as many as 10 people still missing. Strong aftershocks overnight rattled residents _ nearly 18,000 of whom are living in tent camps around the stricken region. An additional 10,000 have been put up in seaside hotels, out of the quake zone. Italian President Giorgio Napolitano arrived Thursday to see the damage in L'Aquila. Officials have urged residents not to sleep in their homes _ but some could not resist at least looking from outside to see if they could assess the damage.
