Italy Hamlet Celebrates First Birth in 15 Years
From Reuters
UGLIANCALDO, Italy —
The church bells of an Italian hamlet rang for hours Tuesday to celebrate the birth of the first child in the community in 15 years.
Baby Francesco was born to the only young couple remaining in this isolated northwest Italian mountain hamlet where 90% of the 34-member community are over 60 years old.
Most families started leaving the village in the 1960s to find work in the cities of Genoa and Massa.
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