The Latest: Fewer casualties likely in quake damaged hotel

The news agency ANSA reported that the toddler, Marisol Piermarini, was sleeping in her bed in the family's vacation home in Arquata del Tronto when the quake struck early Wednesday.

Some of the survivors of an earthquake in Italy are spending their first night in a makeshift shelter on the edge of Amatrice, a town destroyed in Italy's quake on Wednesday.

Residents forced from destroyed or damaged homes arrived clutching some of their own belongings and lining up for blankets, sweaters and other donated items to get through a chilly night in the hilltop town.

Bottled water and cookies were put out for the displaced people, as were diapers, though no babies were there.

A rescue worker told The Associated Press about 10 p.m. that it was too dark and dangerous to continue, speaking on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak to the media.

Earnest says the U.S. State Department is working to provide assistance to any Americans who may be affected.

The area hardest hit by the quake is a popular vacation spot for Italians enjoying the final days of summer.

For Romans, the medieval hamlets 90 minutes' drive from the capital are popular spots for country houses.

U.N. spokesman Stephane Dujarric says Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has expressed his condolences to the people and governments of quake-hit Italy and Myanmar.

Dujarric added the U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs is in contact with Italian authorities and along with its partners stands ready to support the government and local organizations "should any humanitarian support be needed."

Renzi spoke Wednesday evening in the provincial capital of Rieti after visiting rescue crews and survivors in the hard-hit town of Amatrice and flying over other demolished towns in nearby Le Marche region.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has offered his condolences to Italian Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni for "the loss of lif