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:The Interpreter: Paving Over Differences, Europe’s Centrists Risk Rougher RideIsrael’s Clash With Iran and Syria: 5 TakeawaysAsma Jahangir, Fearless Pakistani Rights Activist, Dies at 66Adding to Olympic Nerves: A Wardrobe Malfunction on IceKobani Journal: By Light of a Blood Moon, Life Returns to a Bombed-Out Syrian LandscapeCatholic Bishop Says He’s Willing to Step Down for Vatican Deal With Beijing