On August 24, 2016, central Italy was shaken by a terrible earthquake which has caused the death of 292 people. Many of them were children caught at home in the middle of the night. It has afflicted the most vulnerable regions in the Appennini mountains, small towns with buildings dated over 500 years.
This is the Italy that we all love for its food, arts and history. But history comes with a cost, which those families have paid dearly.Most of them are safe but terrified. They have been living outdoors since the first earthquake and now that most of the towns are totally destroyed they are getting very discouraged. We have spoken to several survivors. Many are elderly people, living on a small government pension, without the means to afford and rebuild a new house.
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