“I was in bed, asleep for a while but the great commotion woke me up.” Mimmo D'Angelo, fashion entrepreneur in Roma is in Marrakech, in his holiday home just outside the medina. “Now I don't think it's the right choice to leave here - he tells - trying to return to Italy, like many compatriots I hear about, would only mean knowingly entering into chaos. Let's see if I can do something to help those who suffer."
Il earthquake It surprised him at the end of the day, when he thought he could rest easy. “Everything in my room was moving, luckily we live in a modern house - he tells - It was like reliving the earthquake in Irpinia, the same violence. I woke up my partner and we took refuge near a load-bearing wall”.
Originally from Napoli, Mimmo is the owner with Luca Lucchetti di “Fg, Grey Flannel” shop with tailoring in Roma e Milan. “There were also other guests in the house - he tells - I only understood after they had gone out into the street." No damage, a few broken vases on the terrace, but the earthquake drama immediately entered Mimmo and Luca's house with force.
“Saadi, the cook who works for us, immediately returned to her hometown, Amizmiz, in the Atlas mountains, a few kilometers from the epicenter of the earthquake. The night of the earthquake she learned that her cousin had not been able to save herself. She was crushed under the weight of the rubble of her house.”
Article published on 9 September 2023 - 18:55
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