Italy marks 2-month anniversary of quake

(ANSA) - Rome, October 24 - On Monday Italy marked the two-month anniversary of the 6.0-magnitude earthquake in central Italy that left 298 people dead and hundreds more displaced from their homes.
    The day began with a series of minor earthquakes in the northern Lazio city of Rieti and nearby Amatrice, the town worst affected by the August 24 quake, shortly after midnight as well as a 2.9-magnitude tremor on Monday morning in the Umbria town of Gubbio.
    Meanwhile reports said provisional homes for displaced residents of Amatrice and the other two villages where the quake hit with deadly effect - Accumoli in Lazio and Arquata del Tronto across the border in Marche - are due to arrive in the Spring pending full reconstruction. Earlier this month the government approved an emergency reconstruction decree earmarking a total of 300 million euros immediately.
    It also said "a considerably larger amount" estimated at 3.5 billion for private buildings and 1 billion more for public buildings would be allotted for full reconstruction in the government's 2017 budget bill, which is due to come before parliament shortly.