The reconstruction of L'Aquila "will be completed within five years"

People perform construction work from scaffolding in central L'Aquila on February 8, 2018 during ongoing reconstruction efforts from the 2009 earthquake. Source: AFP

According to Salvo Provenzano, an engineer who is the head of the office for the reconstruction of the Abruzzo capital, homes have been delivered to 75% of eligible citizens.

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L'Aquila hosted a torchlight procession in memory of the 309 victims of the earthquake that devastated the city on 6 April 2009, causing also building collapses and thousands of displaced residents.

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