Investigation into the Pompeii collapses

It was announced yesterday by the Public Prosecutor's Office in Torre Annunziata (nearest one to Pompeii) that nine people are under investigation by the carabinieri for "disastro colposo" which can loosely be translated as "negligence" in English and is a fairly serious crime. This is specifically connected to the collapses of the Schola Armaturarum and the House of the Moralist.
The investigations are focusing on those involved in the management of the site before the Special Commissioner was appointed (i.e. before 2008), and include former Superintendent Guzzo, site director Antonio Varone and other Soprintendenza staff.
Technical consultants will be called in to identify the causes of the collapse as part of the investigation.
News coverage in Italy is surprisingly brief, for example this article, but I imagine that the issue will continue to attract public interest as developments occur.

Photo of collapse in House of the Moralist

This photo of the collapse in the House of the Moralist has just been published on Facebook. You can see that part of the terraces behind the house have collapsed, presumably because of the heavy rainfall, bringing down the garden wall.

You can see other photos in the same Facebook album by Comitato Cincinnato Pompei, and also some excellent archival photos of the excavation of the Schola Armaturarum, damage to it during WW2 and the photos of the recent collapse (I don't want to post them all here without permission).

Collapse in the House of the Moralist

News in La Repubblica of another collapse, in the House of the Moralist:

Nuovo crollo a Pompei
di STELLA CERVASIO

Nuovo crollo a Pompei nella "Casa del moralista" chiusa al pubblico da sempre e situata a 20 metri dall'edificio crollato circa un mese fa su Via dell'Abbondanza. Il crollo riguarda un muro di fondo della casa che faceva da contenimento al peristilio, al giardino della domus. Sono caduti sei-sette metri di materiale "incerto", fortunatamente di scarso valore, formato solo da tufo e calcare. Recentemente erano stati eseguiti dei lavori al terrapieno retrostante la domus, che è inzuppato d'acqua.

House of the Moralist ...

Take a look at these photos of the facade of the House of the Moralist, taken this morning by Rick Bauer. I am lost for words.