https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Italy in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Italy on Monday honoured the nearly 300 victims of a deadly earthquake in Amatrice four years ago, as a report stated only eight percent of necessary rebuilding work has been done since the disaster. https://www.thelocal.it/20200824/amatrice-earthquake-four-years-on-italy-honours-victims-but-less-than-10-of-rebuilding-complete Mon, 24 Aug 2020 16:03:38 +0200 amatrice-earthquake-four-years-on-italy-honours-victims-but-less-than-10-of-rebuilding-complete After a two year absence, the town that was devastated by an earthquake in August 2016 is welcoming home the festival which celebrates a pasta sauce to which it lent its name. https://www.thelocal.it/20180831/amatriciana-pasta-festival-returns-to-quake-hit-amatrice Fri, 31 Aug 2018 16:34:00 +0200 amatriciana-pasta-festival-returns-to-quake-hit-amatrice On August 24th, 2016, an earthquake nearly wiped out the town of Amatrice in central Italy. On the second anniversary of that tragic event, we revisit the thoughts of The Local Italy's former editor Angela Giuffrida, who visited the crisis-struck area soon after and found a town in mourning. https://www.thelocal.it/20180824/why-quake-hit-amatrice-will-never-be-the-same-again Fri, 24 Aug 2018 11:13:42 +0200 why-quake-hit-amatrice-will-never-be-the-same-again A 4.2 magnitude tremor struck close to Amatrice, the central Italian town devastated by a 6.0 earthquake in August 2016, overnight. https://www.thelocal.it/20171204/strong-tremor-strikes-near-amatrice Mon, 04 Dec 2017 10:55:03 +0100 strong-tremor-strikes-near-amatrice The Umbrian town of Norcia on Monday commemorated the year anniversary of a 6.5-magnitude earthquake which left much of its centre destroyed. https://www.thelocal.it/20171030/one-year-on-norcia-remembers-powerful-earthquake Mon, 30 Oct 2017 14:48:54 +0100 one-year-on-norcia-remembers-powerful-earthquake The town of Amatrice, all but destroyed in a earthquake last year, has been added to a list of the world’s most endangered heritage sites. https://www.thelocal.it/20171017/amatrice-italy-world-monuments-watch Tue, 17 Oct 2017 12:55:31 +0200 amatrice-italy-world-monuments-watch A 3.9 magnitude earthquake hit in the central Abruzzo region of Italy in the early hours of Tuesday morning, Italy's National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (Ingv) said. https://www.thelocal.it/20170905/amatrice-and-laquila-tremble-again-in-39-magnitude-quake Tue, 05 Sep 2017 11:28:47 +0200 amatrice-and-laquila-tremble-again-in-39-magnitude-quake Five people are facing charges including manslaughter in connection with building collapses after the deadly earthquakes which hit Italy last year. https://www.thelocal.it/20170719/five-investigated-manslaughter-amatrice-earthquake-building-collapses Wed, 19 Jul 2017 14:41:00 +0200 five-investigated-manslaughter-amatrice-earthquake-building-collapses Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau visited the quake-hit Italian town of Amatrice on Sunday, where he met survivors before touring the "red zone" devastated by last year's deadly disaster. https://www.thelocal.it/20170529/canadian-pm-trudeau-meets-italys-earthquake-survivors Mon, 29 May 2017 10:43:44 +0200 canadian-pm-trudeau-meets-italys-earthquake-survivors The mayor of earthquake-hit town Amatrice has criticized the rise of "selfie tourism" in the region, saying it made him angry to see visitors taking pictures of themselves in its ruined historic centre. https://www.thelocal.it/20170418/amatrice-mayor-tells-tourists-stop-taking-selfies-in-quake-rubble Tue, 18 Apr 2017 13:12:11 +0200 amatrice-mayor-tells-tourists-stop-taking-selfies-in-quake-rubble Britain's Prince Charles hugged tearful survivors in the quake-hit Italian town of Amatrice on Sunday after seeing the "terrifying devastation" inflicted by last year's deadly disaster. https://www.thelocal.it/20170403/prince-charles-hugged-survivors-in-earthquake-hit-amatrice Mon, 03 Apr 2017 10:52:21 +0200 prince-charles-hugged-survivors-in-earthquake-hit-amatrice Britain's Prince Charles is set to visit the quake-hit Italian town of Amatrice on Sunday as part of a European tour designed to shore up relations with EU allies post Brexit. https://www.thelocal.it/20170402/prince-charles-to-meet-italy-quake-survivors Sun, 02 Apr 2017 12:44:35 +0200 prince-charles-to-meet-italy-quake-survivors Britain’s Prince Charles will visit Amatrice, the Lazio town devastated by an earthquake last August, on April 2nd as part of a tour of Italy. https://www.thelocal.it/20170329/prince-charles-to-visit-earthquake-hit-amatrice Wed, 29 Mar 2017 13:28:26 +0200 prince-charles-to-visit-earthquake-hit-amatrice The first emergency homes for people made homeless in August 2016's deadly earthquake have finally arrived in Amatrice, the town worst affected by the disaster. https://www.thelocal.it/20170315/the-first-homes-for-quake-homeless-just-arrived-in-amatrice Wed, 15 Mar 2017 15:29:03 +0100 the-first-homes-for-quake-homeless-just-arrived-in-amatrice Italian activist Mauro Merlino spent weeks walking from his hometown in northern Italy to earthquake-hit Amatrice dressed as Spiderman. He tells The Local why he carried out the stunt. https://www.thelocal.it/20170303/why-i-travelled-to-amatrice-on-foot-dressed-as-spiderman Fri, 03 Mar 2017 13:26:00 +0100 why-i-travelled-to-amatrice-on-foot-dressed-as-spiderman An earthquake measuring 3.8 magnitude hit the central Italian town of Amatrice on Sunday morning, causing further collapses in the town's historic centre. https://www.thelocal.it/20170130/tremor-in-amatrice-knocks-down-church Mon, 30 Jan 2017 09:52:30 +0100 tremor-in-amatrice-knocks-down-church Hundreds of Italians whose homes were devastated in a series of deadly earthquakes protested in Rome on Wednesday at the slow pace of government aid. https://www.thelocal.it/20170125/earthquake-survivors-protest-in-rome-over-slow-recovery-effort Wed, 25 Jan 2017 18:01:39 +0100 earthquake-survivors-protest-in-rome-over-slow-recovery-effort For Italian mother Tamara Ottaviani, the latest earthquakes to pound her mountain village might just have been the final straw. https://www.thelocal.it/20170119/italys-quake-survivors-close-to-breaking-point Thu, 19 Jan 2017 15:29:11 +0100 italys-quake-survivors-close-to-breaking-point Pope Francis stressed the importance of rebuilding "hearts as well as homes" on Thursday, as he welcomed to the Vatican several thousand people affected by Italian earthquakes. https://www.thelocal.it/20170105/pope-to-quake-victims-rebuild-hearts-as-well-as-homes Thu, 05 Jan 2017 17:38:22 +0100 pope-to-quake-victims-rebuild-hearts-as-well-as-homes December 8th, the Feast of the Immaculate Conception, marks the start of the Christmas festivities for a lot of Italians, meaning many towns got a Christmassy makeover on Thursday. Here's a look at some of our favourite festive displays across the country. https://www.thelocal.it/20161209/in-pictures-christmas-is-coming-to-italy Fri, 09 Dec 2016 18:55:10 +0100 in-pictures-christmas-is-coming-to-italy