Aliano is located atop '' calanchi '' , which are deforested , sandy soiled , rocky hills . Over the town 's history , many homes were lost to landslides resulting from deforestation . In 1980 an earthquake shook the region and destroyed or made uninhabitable many of the town 's historic buildings . Recent funding , partly from the European Union , has made renovations possible , and parts of the town 's historic centre are once again habitable
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1980 Irpinia earthquake
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