Faster post-quake reconstruction - Conte

(ANSA) - Rome, January 17 - Premier Giuseppe Conte said Thursday the government would accelerate reconstruction in central Italian areas hit by massive earthquakes in August and October 2016.
    Speaking after meeting with local governors, Conte said "we will accelerate the post-quake reconstruction overcoming the problems of past management".
    He said the government was "at work side by side with local institutions to reach shared objectives in the interest of the stricken communities".
    The August 2016 quake killed 300 people and devastated villages in Lazio, Umbria, Marche and Abruzzo.
    The October quake wreaked further huge damage.