The photograph of Albania native Marjana Lleshi was taken by photographer Massimo Percossi of the Agenzia Nazionale Stampa Associata (ANSA, Italy's leading wire service) on Wednesday in Amatrice, Italy, a city that suffered widespread damage from the earthquake which has so far claimed at least 250 lives.*
Speaking to the Associated Press on Thursday, Lleshi, who was asleep in her room at the Don Mi**zzi convent next to the Church of the Most Holy Crucifix, detailed how she was trapped under a collapsed wall. Read more...