2016 quake must be warning for prevention says Mattarella

The 2016 central Italian earthquake that killed 299 people must be a warning to help prevention of such events, President Sergio Mattarella said on the 10th anniversary Monday. "The recovery process is a complex process that requires a commitment to be completed as quickly as possible and is a reminder of the collective responsibility to restore the normality that has been shattered in the areas affected by this tragedy," said Mattarella, 10 years after the quake that on August 24, 2016, struck Lazio, Marche, Umbria, and Abruzzo. For the Head of State, the earthquake "constitutes a dramatic page in the history of the Republic and serves as a constant reminder of the continued need to strengthen prevention and intervention mechanisms." Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, who will be in Amatrice