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Catania mnafai arrests. Image: Catania Carabineieri

Police crackdown on ‘Catania mafia’

August 3, 2024August 3, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

On Friday, over 100 Carabinieri officers launched a major operation to arrest 13 individuals. They were suspected of being involved in the Catania Mafia.

A shot of the opus sectile being excavated and restored at the Villa with a porch entrance. Photo by Edoardo Ruspantini — at the Submerged Park of Baia . Facebook

Ancient marble floor found in sea off Naples

July 27, 2024July 27, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Researchers studying an underwater city in Italy have discovered an ancient marble floor that once belonged to a Roman villa. The local mayor described the find as “stupendous.”

earthquake in Campi Flegrei. Image: By Phil Robinson - The image appears on a website entitled, "Vesuvius's big daddy: The supervolcano that threatens all life in Europe" at url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/moslive/article-1342820/Vesuviuss-big-daddy-supervolcano-Campi-Flegrei-near-Naples-threatens-Europe.html., Fair use, https://en.wikiversity.org/w/index.php?curid=191753

Earthquake rocks Campi Flegrei

July 27, 2024July 27, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake shook the Campi Flegrei area near Naples at 13:46 on Friday, amid an ongoing wave of seismic activity in the volcanic caldera.

Death toll rises at Scampia

July 25, 2024July 25, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

The death toll from the balcony collapse in one of the Scampia Vele, Naples, continues to rise. Patrizia Della Ragione, aged 53, passed away at Cardarelli hospital.

Puglia wildfires force evacuation

July 25, 2024July 25, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

On Wednesday, the fire brigade ordered the evacuation of a campsite and holiday village near San Felice Bay, close to Vieste in Puglia due to wildfires.

balcony collapse Scampia. Image courtesy of Vigili del Fuoco

Tragedy Strikes Scampia: Balcony Collapse Claims Lives

July 23, 2024July 23, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Yesterday evening, a devastating incident occurred in the Scampia district of Naples. A balcony collapse at the “Vela Celeste” led to the deaths of a man and a woman, with thirteen others injured, including two two-year-olds. All involved were members of the same family.

Bagnoli-Coroglio Image: Marco asssini via Flickr https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/

Give us a chance, Meloni asks Naples protesters

July 15, 2024July 15, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Premier Giorgia Meloni on Monday asked Naples protesters to give her government the chance to show it can change things.

Three minors convicted of gang rape in Caivano

July 13, 2024July 13, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Three of the seven minors accused of gang raping two cousins, aged 10 and 12, in the town of Caivano in Naples province last year were convicted on Friday after a fast-track trial.

Shown the caldera at Campi Flegrei which, due to its seismic movements, is now the focus on an evcuation plan.

Special Commissioner for Campi Flegrei

June 24, 2024June 24, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

On Monday, Civil Protection Minister Nello Musumeci announced the government will designate a special commissioner for the Campi Flegrei to oversee risk-prevention efforts. This is in response to concerns about increased seismic activity in the volcanic region.

Reggio Calabria politicians under investigation in mafia probe

June 11, 2024June 11, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Carabinieri police on Tuesday staged a major operation linked to an investigation into alleged ties between the ‘Ndrangheta mafia and the political world of Reggio Calabria, sources said.