The duomo of L’Aquila has gathered much attention, a little too much some residents feel. Work on the duomo presses forward and work on providing houses has taken a backseat.
A sign in a shop window proclaims closure from April 6th and leaves a blank for a reopening date.
A car is loaded with shoes fom a closed shoe store near the duomo in L’Aquila. Much of the city is still functionless.
Many areas in L’Aquila have become blocked off to residents because the risk of falling buildings. To enter these zones called Zone Rosse, one must be accompanied by firemen and fill out paperwork.
Pieces of stone fallen from a wall in a residential neighborhood L’Aquila, which weigh more than 80 pounds.
An unbalanced cement guardrail demonstrates the earthquake’s force that hit L’Aquila on April 6th. Many of the cities aesthetic will need repair which is not foreseeable in the near future.
Pieces of stone fallen from a wall in a residential neighborhood L’Aquila, which weigh more than 80 pounds.
A car suffered damage as debris fell from buildings in L’Aquila.
Chiara Lauvergnac of England washes her hair in a park fountain. She came to L’Aquila to camp with the residents of L’Aquila and protest disagreeable measures by the government.
Many areas in L’Aquila have become blocked off to residents because the risk of falling buildings. To enter these zones called Zone Rosse, one must be accompanied by firemen and fill out paperwork.
A photograph from the aftermath of an earthquake in 1915 is displayed at a restaurant named Torretta in L’Aquila. L’Aquila is no stranger to earthquakes, but has never been constructed or reconstructed to be less prone to seismic activity.
Paolo Cocciolone, has kept his family restaurant open in L’Aquila, while many others have closed. The shortage of work worries many residents as many stores have been out of business since April 6th, pushing many residents of L’Aquila to other towns in order to find work.
Camping grounds are scattered throughout L’Aquila as temporary homes. It is believed that between 30,000 or 40,000 people have lost their homes. Which presses the Italian government to work quickly in order to provide housing by the end of September when L’Aquila becomes cold at night. The Italian government has been slow to begin building houses.
At a camping location in L’Aquila, a newspaper depicts Silvio Berlusconi, Prime Minister of Italy. Berlusconi has come under fire from many in L’Aquila by urging that the G8 be hosted in L’Aquila. This made internal transportation more difficult for locals due to the increased security presence.
Chiara Lauvergnac of England washes her hair in a park fountain. She came to L’Aquila to camp with the residents of L’Aquila and protest disagreeable measures by the government.
Camping grounds are scattered throughout L’Aquila as temporary homes. It is believed that between 30,000 or 40,000 people have lost their homes. Which presses the Italian government to work quickly in order to provide housing by the end of September when L’Aquila becomes cold at night. The Italian government has been slow to begin building houses.
A footprint held by cement residue in L’Aquila. The earthquake on April 6th 2009 killed nearly 300 people with a force measured at 6.3 magnitude.
An ad on the side of the bus exclaims, “ Give value to your house”, in L’Aquila where a significant portion of the population has been left homeless.
Graffiti on a tunnel wall in L’Aquila says, “The powerful G8, 300 innocent deaths.”
On Tuesday students gathered at the University of L’Aquila to take exams. The medicine building suffered some internal damage, which interrupted the spring semester.
Wooden houses have been proposed to replace the damaged houses in L’Aquila, based on the belief that they will resist seismic activity better. Some residents feel that the town identify will be pockmarked by these structures.
Umberto D’Alba and Barbara Amendolara study while on a train to L’Aquila for an exam in medicine. Their scholastic year was cut short by the earthquake. Students were sent home and had to prepare by themselves for the exams during the summer, in order to salvage the year.
The once bustling shopping area near the duomo has been completely blocked off and vacated. Housing insurance is not common it Italy. What was destroyed in L’Aquila was for the larger part uninsured.
Firemen work on a support structure to stabilize a building near the duomo of L’Aquila.
A house in L’Aquila that was badly damaged by the earthquake on April 6th 2009.
Dario Ianni, a L’Aquila resident surveys the destruction of a house near his work area. Dario, his wife and child lost their house on April 6th, and moved into the tents provided by the government.
The reminents of a living room of a house in L’Aquila.
Left furniture and other house hold items are common in many areas that are still undergoing cleaning.
Nicola Chivoili, works to repair a wall of a laboratory in L’Aquila. Residents are putting down their own money to try and fix buildings, in order to try to return business as soon as possible. Waiting for the government has made residents unsure of when help may come
