The mayor of Amatrice missed donations for the restoration after the earthquake

The consequences of the earthquake in Amatrice

Authorities affected by the earthquake in August 2016, the city of Amatrice (Italy) said that 33 million euros, donated to the country to recover, they did not come up. On Sunday, September 24, with reference to the local edition of Il Giornale reports TASS.

The money collected through SMS (each message cost two euros) and Bank transfers. The mayor of Amatrice, Sergio Pirozzi stated that not a single Euro of this amount had not reached the city. According to him, Accumuli, Arquata and Pescara del Tronto, which are also in need of repair, also did not receive funds.

The complaint of the mayor will soon be considered by the Prosecutor’s office of the province of Rieti (Lazio region).

The Department of civil protection, initiated the collection in October 2016, has denied information about the disappearance of money. “Not a single Euro donated by the Italians, disappeared”, — reported there, without specifying exactly where the money went to the.

An earthquake of magnitude 6.0 occurred in Italy on 24 August 2016. A series of aftershocks killed about 300 people, the town of Amatrice was destroyed by nearly half, suffered as neighboring towns. Seismologists have recorded more than 45 thousand aftershocks, including a major earthquake in October, magnitude 6.6, in which dozens of people were injured.

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