L’Aquila Journal: In Italy, a Town Still ‘Broken’ by a Quake. The One 7 Years Ago. L’Aquila, devastated by a 2009 earthquake, is Italy’s largest construction site. Yet much of it still feels like a ghost town, a sobering sign for cities struck by more recent quakes. Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Stumble Digg Email ThisBlogThis!Share to XShare to Facebook Related Posts:Europe Edition: Emmanuel Macron, Theresa May, French Open: Your Monday BriefingFeature: The Long, Lonely Road of Chelsea ManningU.S. Cyberweapons, Used Against Iran and North Korea, Are a Disappointment Against ISISRoadside Bomb Hits American Convoy in AfghanistanNavalny Arrested as Anti-Kremlin Protests Roll Across RussiaA Look Back at Reagan’s Berlin Wall Speech, 30 Years Later