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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Friday, November 23, 1990

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     European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 23, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday november 23,1990 the stars and stripes. A a a \ is % a a a a f in ,. Sir  .s.u.  v a Page 9 \ r a s4 r \. Jas amps Gary Miller new construction site alongside 10-year-old earthquake ruins in the Mountain of town of san Angel Dei Lombardi Italy. 10 years later horrors of quake haunt town nor t Irrer a Nitro a. By j. King Cruger Mediterranean Bureau the town of Santa Angelo Dei Lombardi died 10 years ago tonight. The ancient Mountaintop town was just i one of hundreds of communities Devastey when an earthquake struck rugged Hill country East of Naples Italy with a Force of 1 million tons of int. The Early evening quake on nov. 23, 1980, was one of the worst tremors to shatter Southern Italy in decades. It killed nearly 3,000 people injured 50,000 and left tens of thousands homeless. Few perished in sprawling Naples. The Brunt of the casualties and suffering took ao1 Frt poor towns and villages such As 2,800-foot-High Sant Angelo that lie East of the port. Today few people remain in Santa Angelo. Fear of future quakes haunting memories and the Lack of decent housing have scattered the population. Santa Angelou sold town with its serpentine streets and Stone dwellings once if 3 pm up action of several thousand. Only a handful live there now a said Guseppe Alloro custodian of the town As showed the Graves of quake victims to visitors. In Italy suffered More quake Hiippi m311 it Angelo. The tremor k,34 townspeople. The toll could stir in r1? higher if the quake had tent e earner while hundreds at ended evening services in the old Cathe lans Pii j16 a a Chi a roof and Walls coined during the quake. Famiie Iveryne i Santa Angelo lost the Center City alone ssnhe2rn eds said Aiioro-52 a i eau i i was very historic and before the quake. Everyone Ujj we were closely knit is allow. A and now a he is visibly a Timican to finish the sentence. Said �tk�?z1s li4rle reason to stay a Alloro with of us who remain have jobs ?0fem�ra the Only time we see All Saint to 1s when they come Back on Day to visit family Graves and a amps map for services at the  today there will be a memorial service at the cemetery and 72-year-old Emilia Imbriano will make her Way there. Shell leave the prefabricated House built nearly 10 years ago to a a temporarily shelter quake victims and walk Down the Hill to the cemetery. By All Odds Imbriano should be in the cemetery a cold Earth. When the quake struck Imbriano a House her brother and sister were visiting. The quake killed them. Imbriano was entombed in rubble for four Days. A i was pinned in the dark under a Load of stones and Earth. I called out for my sister and brother. There was no answer. I started crying because i thought they were dead a Imbriano said in a Telephone interview. A the first few Days i spent crying and shouting for help but then i could no longer do that because my Mouth started filling with dirt and Little stones. I had to keep my Mouth shut to keep out the dirt she said her voice teary with the pain of recall. The quake struck before 8 . On a sunday and Imbriano Wasny to dug out of her Tomb until 9 . On thursday. She was the last survivor unearthed from the # Oao. Us headstones distinguish a mass grave in the town cemetery for earthquake victims. Rubble that once had been st. Angelo. For weeks she had no movement in her limbs. After nearly seven months of treatment in various hospitals she could get about once again. The years since the quake have not been kind to Imbriano. She blames the effects of the quake for a nervous breakdown she had a few years ago. One of her arms is virtually useless. A at first the government gave me a pension for the loss of use of my Arm but they took the Money away because i could move it. But a she moaned a my Arm still hurts  because Imbriano now fears being trapped indoors she spends As much time As possible outside. That May be a Good tons a she said  a i done to like to talk about thing. Two years ago a runaway truck demolished her a a temporary House while she was away from it. Of a a please done task me any More ties billions of dollars in Aid and reconstruction funds have been earmarked for the Region Over the years. Poor planning corrupt politicians organized crime and pie in the sky schemes have drained off fearsome amounts of the funds. Nevertheless new construction projects Are evident everywhere in the Region. A couple of years ago workers began rebuilding st. Angelou sold town. Cranes loom above wrecked buildings and piles of rubble. A the planners Are emphasizing that the town has to be reconstructed As it was. That takes time a said Rocca Marra 51, a construction worker in st. Angelo. Will the town Bounce Back he is asked. He shrugs. A the fear is always Here. It is very   to this report Candy 8anaona in  
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