Italian earthquake death toll rises to 120 with 100 still trapped under the rubble plus More Photos

The true horror of the Italian earthquake disaster was revealed today as witnesses likened the hellish scenes to 'Dante's inferno' while shocking pictures showed how four towns were almost wiped off the map.

At least 120 people were killed, including two babies, and 100 people are believed to be trapped under rubble after the 6.2-magnitude quake struck at 3.30am local time this morning while villagers slept in their beds. 

Today rescuers spoke of hearing children's screams from the rubble and locals were spotted frantically digging with their bare hands to try and save loved ones. 

One man, Guido Bordo, 69, lost his sister and her husband after they were trapped inside their holiday house in the hamlet of Illica, north of hard-hit Amatrice. Before their deaths were confirmed, he had described how he could only hear the sound of cats as he scrambled to find his loved-ones beneath the rubble.

The first victim to be named by local media reports is Marisol Piermarini - an 18-month-old baby who was sleeping in her crib when the house she was staying in Arquata del Tronto collapsed. Mother Martina and father Massimiliano were on holiday with their baby when she was killed.

They have been taken to hospital with 'many wounds' after being pulled from the rubble.