NINE Filipino families are among the thousands of evacuees of a strong quake that rocked central Italy on Sunday, according to the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA).

Citing reports from the Philippine Embassy in Rome, DFA Assistant Secretary and spokesperson Charles Jose said the government assisted 31 Filipinos from the small central mountain town of Norcia in Umbria, which is closest to the epicenter.

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