The death toll from last week's earthquake in central Italy has risen to 295 following the death of a 19-year-old who succumbed to his injuries, Italian radio reported Friday.

The victim died Thursday and had been hospitalised in Rome since the earthquake on April 6 devastated the town of L'Aquila in the Abruzzo region, Rai radio reported.

More aftershocks shook the region Thursday night and authorities were forced to evacuate a building that threatened to collapse in the small town of Rieti, ANSA news agency reported.

The building's 14 residents slept in tents on Thursday night.

Despite the aftershocks and destruction, Italian media reported that signs of life have begun to return to L'Aquila, with a hotel reopening Thursday and a supermarket planning to do the same on Friday.

City hall on Friday also planned to celebrate its first marriage since the earthquake, the reports said.

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