Monday, July 27, 2009

3 Yo With Cold Sore On Mouth

night in tents at the G-8 envoy for displaced persons Mario Platero


L'AQUILA - It 's earthquake? This entire summit and 'was organized in behalf of earthquake victims: to bring solidarity', affection and, if possible, some financial initiatives for reconstruction. It 's over but', which, in a hurry, walks through the rubble and tightened the G8 meetings, and none of the leaders' went to visit a refugee camp. Refugees who remained in their tents, far from large. And so of them and 'spoke little. How they lived then, this circus of world politics their agitation, the protagonists of this hidden G8 that without the earthquake would normally held in April this year to Mary Magdalene?
For a casual, recurrent stiffness' logistics of the White House (yes, indeed they too make mistakes, maybe we should report it to the New York Times), your left in the wake of President Obama would have to wait for the bus of the two morning to return to Rome where There are hotels that host the American press. The riveted the sun 24 hours, and inflexible 'in contrast with the schedules of U.S. network which take precedence over everything. So he would never allowed to take the last bus of the 10 to arrive in Rome at midnight. There remained one of the two to arrive at four. Too much, especially after another sleepless night coming from Moscow and in anticipation of two more sleepless nights ahead of us on a plane incoming and out of Ghana in less than 24 hours. Luckily 'intervened, omnipresent, the Civil Protection: "If you like there' s a place in a tent among the earthquake victims Pianola." Said than done. They arranged a car that I picked the middle Kite and took me to a tent city where Pianola, in the cot, with a temperature range between the deadly cold of the night and the heat of the morning, your correspondent has come to spend a night of extraordinary rest between the earthquake and many hours of yesterday, in the company of this summit has followed from afar. The volunteers, leaders of the field, a team of cones, civil protection officials, two army soldiers, some firefighter, a medical team, a truck post office, showers and communal services, the large table that houses inside two tents more 'small, with the first side of the chapel and, second, with cinema, and they are 500 earthquake, have framed this stay alternative. Well, I own these leaders have not seen them and then diciamomolo not understand much of what they discuss. What would I say? "But I'm glad: for the act and because 'I hope there will be' really a sequel to their promises . If you give us some money as promised Merkel with its three million euro, this will make us' good. We need it. "
Life in a tent in parallel to the G8 meetings revolves around the breakfast in the morning, in a chat in a game of cards on television say that the events that take place four miles away. There 'are also those who leave early at dawn to go to work away. Or check the house. Then lunch in the canteen, fusilli with mushrooms and veal with tuna sauce with capers and eggplant in a Variety of lettuces. An apple. And the coffee 'with a chat, now in a tent in the other hours. Julian invites us into the tent where it owns a 23 ten mocha espresso cups. Divide the tent with Delfina English and her husband, Adriano and Gino Salvi Pasqualone. I am happy? They would rather stay at home. Would prefer not to sleep with strangers in time are now friends. But given the circumstances, are happy: good food, atmosphere and 'calm and think about later. The field and Pianola ' in fact one of the most 'efficient of the 150 camps scattered throughout the province and the region. Emilio Garau the village chief, and 'one of the volunteers in civil protection. A veteran, he did the tsunami and Turkey and is' responsible national emergency. Under him are available to 3,200 volunteers. He tells us that in the beginning there were almost 1,000 people and 200 volunteers. Now there are 500 with 60 volunteers. Among the displaced people there are also ecuadoreni, of Peruvians. There were also Romanians, but they were to move away after the police took them to sciaccallaggio pinched. He says he built the field in 24 hours with the help of Ivan, one of his 3,200, added that 'the first in the area, at 4:20 am. Life flows in lazy ordered. Laughter. They come into affect. And you take it philosophically. Piu 'that meetings of Eight major think about the future: for now is good, but by the end of September will come' and the cold in a tent, even in the community '"Yes we camp," there you can' more ' be. Are already 'ready for the new temporary buildings then? "I hope you '- Delfina says - we can not bear the cold already' in early October, we are here in the mountains. We hope that Obama, a young and beautiful, we also send out of the wooden houses."

July 10, 2009 Source: Il Sole 24 ORE

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