Landslides & Earthquakes: Cerzeto to Apice Ghost Towns – News

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The abandoned village of Apex, in the Benevento province, is often called a ‘ghost place’. The old part of the city has remained deserted as the 1980 Irpinia earthquake. Even before that, some of the most steadfast inhabitants had remained, defying an eviction order issued after a frist, violent earthquake in 1962 that struck the same area.

Landslides & Earthquakes: Cerzeto to Apice Ghost Towns - News

Civita di Bagnoregio


The Lazio village of Civita di Bagnoregio (in the province of Viterbo) stands as a successful example of urban regeneration. Similarly, Gibellina in the Trapani province has been revitalized.These are places that were devastated by natural disasters but have been rebuilt, with tourism now playing a key role in their economies. Gibellina, struck by the Belice earthquake in 1968, experienced a rebirth fueled by contributions from painters, architects, designers, and sculptors, and is set to be Italy’s Capital of Contemporary Art in 2026.

Landslides & Earthquakes: Cerzeto to Apice Ghost Towns - News

Gibellina


In some cases, like the events in Pomarico, basilicata, in 2019, landslides were anticipated. “Numerous active landslide phenomena are caused by similar geological conditions, notably in the Apennines, such as in Emilia Romagna and Molise,” notes Giuseppe Esposito of the Research Institute for Hydrogeological Protection of the National research Council.

Landslides & Earthquakes: Cerzeto to Apice Ghost Towns - News

Pomarico


These landslides share common causes, stemming from the specific characteristics of the soil – sandy deposits layered over clayey deposits. “The differing properties of these two layers influence how water behaves,” explains the geologist. Sand is

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