now, amatrice lies in ruins. full year after the earthquake, there is still practically nothing but rubble and debris. the first trucks and diggers arrived only a few days ago. on the anniversary of the disaster, the authorities want to be seen taking action. antonio scialanga lost his family home in the disaster, and some close friends. and he can't understand why the town still looks like it did a year ago. antonio: i don't think it's so difficult to remove these rocks from here and let the people work. we don't ask for money, we don't ask for help. we had a lot of help from the italians, from the germans, from the english -- from every place in the world. we are really thankful about these things. we just ask for help with our bureaucracy. clean this place and let us work. reporter: but the old town is off limits. locals need a special permit to search the ruins for their belongings, for mementos of their old lives and their loved ones. almost 300 people died in the earthquake -- the vast majority in amatrice.