Original sentence: Between December 1946 and September 1947, the city was abandoned by nearly all its Italian inhabitants.By 1956 the last migrations were coming to an end, Istria had lost a significant segment of its population and part of its social and cultural identity.During and shortly after World War II, Italians were killed in the so-called foibe massacres, both in Istria and in the Kras/Carso area surrounding Trieste.In a display of desperation, some exiles took with them not only their belongings but also their dead.In the postwar years fear of communism and strong post-war ethnic tension resulted in almost all Italians leaving Istria.The events of that period are most visible in Pula (Pola), a city located on the southernmost tip of the Istrian peninsula
Edited sentence: Between December 1946 and September 1947, the city was abandoned by 28,000 of its 32,000 inhabitants.By 1956, when the last wave of the exodus was completed, Istria had lost about half of its population and a large part of its social and cultural identity.During and shortly after World War II, a large number of Italians were killed in the foibe massacres, both in Istria and in the Kras/Carso area surrounding Trieste.In an emotional display of desperation, some exiles took with them not only their belongings but also their dead.In the postwar years fear of Yugoslav communist regime, followed by actual, harsh, pressure by Yugoslav authorities resulted in almost all Italians leaving Istria.The drama experienced by the Italians in Istria is most powerfully visible in the exodus from Pula, a city located on the southernmost tip of the Istrian peninsula