The Scream of Orcolat', comic for the 50th anniversary of the Friuli earthquake distributed in schools

The widespread distribution of the comic entitled The Scream of Orcolat, created on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the earthquake in Friuli, will begin tomorrow in the local secondary schools. This was announced by the regional councilor for Civil Protection, Riccardo Riccardi, underlining how "the union between historical memory and the language of young people is fundamental for establishing a solid culture of prevention". The comic - informs the Fvg Region - is the first issue of the new series "The Equation tells", the spin-off of the multidisciplinary project "The decisive moment" which will be dedicated to the most significant events in the history of the Italian Civil Protection. "The decisive moment" is created by the Department of Civil Protection and promoted by the Minister for Civil Protection and Maritime Policies, in collaboration with the Ministry of Education and Merit, to bring civil protection to school desks. The Scream of Orcolat offers an original narrative of the 1976 earthquake, in which the language of comics is intertwined with Friulian folk tales and the historical-photographic documentation of the time. The result is a story, capable of bringing male and female students closer to the seismic history of the area and promoting greater awareness of the risk. The screenplay was entrusted to Roberto Gagnor, while the drawings are by the illustrator Andrea Riccadonna. The protagonist and narrator is Orcolat, a legendary figure of Friulian tradition: a rocky giant who, according to folklore, shakes the mountains generating destruction and fear. He will be the one to guide the reader through the events, revealing his true nature, until he meets one of his main "antagonists": Giuseppe Zamberletti, a key figure in the management of the emergency and then of the reconstruction.