Ex-premier Matteo Renzi paid a
private visit to the earthquake-hit Lazio town of Amatrice on
Thursday.
Renzi, who is running to be re-elected leader of the ruling
centre-right Democratic Party (PD), went on a tour of the town's
red zone with Mayor Sergio Pirozzi.
Amatrice was the town worst hit by the August 24 earthquake
that claimed 299 lives.
The quake was the first in a series that devastated many
parts of central Italy.
On Wednesday residents of Amatrice protested at a ceremony in
which the first 25 prefab homes were handed over for those left
homeless by the quake.
"We're tired, it's taken seven months to deliver these
houses, which aren't houses," said Rita D'Annibale.
"No one listens to the citizens. I'm more than angry. It's
taken seven months to get 25 little houses, which are actually
containers disguised as houses".
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