(ANSA) – PALERMO, JANUARY 15 – “On the occasion of the 54th anniversary of a devastating seismic event, which razed a piece of our Sicily to the ground, causing 370 victims, a thousand injured and almost 100 thousand displaced, unfortunately we must acknowledge that the end to the reconstruction of the 21 municipalities involved has not yet been said “.
This was stated by Leoluca Orlando, president of Anci Sicilia, on the occasion of the celebrations in memory of the 54th anniversary of the earthquake that devastated the Valle del Belìce on the night between 14 and 15 January 1968.
“It is unacceptable and scandalous – he continues – that after 54 years, despite the continuous commitment of the respective mayors to represent and protect their communities, the reconstruction process, indispensable for the development of a territory so severely affected, has not yet been completed due to of delays and lack of interventions “. “The citizens of the Belìce valley after more than half a century – concludes Orlando – have the right to preserve the memory of that tragic night and of their loved ones who died, but above all they have the right to look to a future of growth and development by living in a territory healed from the wounds of that terrible event “. (HANDLE).
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