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Drug addicts get a new start in remote mountain village.

Thirty years ago the abandoned village of Bordei in the Centovalli region of Ticino was rediscovered by some German-speaking Swiss. They restored the houses with the help of young people with behavioral problems. Today Bordei has become a rehabilitation centre for addicts. (Michele Andina, swissinfo.ch)

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