Quake: Closing tent camps top priority

(ANSA) - Norcia, September 2 - Closing temporary tent camps housing survivors of the devastating August 24 earthquake that hit central Italy is a top priority, following the securing of town centres, said Vasco Errani, recently appointed as commissioner for reconstruction. Errani said alternative solutions would be employed while residents await the installation of temporary housing, such as a government "autonomous accommodation" program providing monthly funds to those forced from their homes by the earthquake. "This is to offer people comfortable and adequate shelter to face the cold weather that will soon be upon us," he said.