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Kids celebrate going back to school from CBBC Newsround

Par f hory (collège mandel issy 92) le 16 septembre 2016, 09:51 - 2016-2017 - Lien permanent

170 kids in Italy have just celebrated their first few days back at school after it was damaged by an earthquake during the summer holidays.

Their school in Amatrice, as well as several others nearby were destroyed by the huge earthquake.

Now however with the help of some temporary containers the kids have been able to go back to school again.

Italy's education minister was on hand for the reopening ceremony on Tuesday and he praised the extraordinary work it's taken to put up classrooms so quickly.