Yesterday there was a landslide on the Via dell' Abbondanza, near the Praedia of Julia Felix. Thankfully it happened before the site opened in the morning and no-one was injured. The day before (Tuesday) part of the roof of the House of Sallust collapsed. Excessive rain is being blamed for both incidents - as is the lack of basic maintenance to the site.
«Se fosse accaduto negli orari di visita - dice allarmato Antonio Pepe, segretario della Cisl - qualche turista o un addetto alla vigilanza a quest'ora potrebbe essere ferito gravemente, nella migliore delle ipotesi. L'abbandono totale dell'area archeologica comporta, anche, il rischio di danneggiamento ai preziosi tesori custoditi negli Scavi»
In the meantime the Sarno has also broken its banks ...
All three stories can be read here: http://blog.libero.it/STABIA/view.php?arg=219303.
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