Despite emergency measures to resolve the rubbish crisis in the southern Italian city of Naples, the situation worsened Saturday, May 16, with more than 100 fires set to the mountains of garbage. Angry city residents set the fires overnight, which the overburdened fire-fighters struggled to extinguish. A television team recorded stones being thrown at one fire crew as it attempted to put out a fire in the suburb of Barra. "They are also attacking us because of the mountains of rubbish in the streets," one fireman said. "It's not the first time they have tried to attack us, and I fear that it will also not be the last." Rising temperatures have exacerbated the problem of the stinking mounds of trash, which contain up to 5,000 tons of material.
Angry city residents set the fires overnight, which the overburdened fire-fighters struggled to extinguish.
A television team recorded stones being thrown at one fire crew as it attempted to put out a fire in the suburb of Barra.
"They are also attacking us because of the mountains of rubbish in the streets," one fireman said. "It's not the first time they have tried to attack us, and I fear that it will also not be the last."
Rising temperatures have exacerbated the problem of the stinking mounds of trash, which contain up to 5,000 tons of material.
it's like the mafia are daring the government.
post-apocalypse, writ still small.
whoever can sort this out will get a lot of respect, but is silvio man enough?
tune in wednesday, when he goes down there, to face the music.
no mandolins...
the difference in attitude to garbage just 6 hours drive away is striking.
napoli has so much heart as a city...it breaks mine to see her 'ridotta male' like this. ~"When an inner situation is not made conscious, it appears outside as fate." Karl Jung~
