U.S. warns citizens over Naples garbage crisis
We're going on a cruise soon and will be taking a trip to the Amalfi
Coast and Pompeii. How badly will we be affected? U.S. warns citizens over Naples garbage crisis Mon Jul 9, 2007 2:28PM EDT ROME (Reuters) - The United States embassy in Rome has warned U.S citizens they may face a health risk in Italy's southern Campania region due to a garbage crisis that has filled streets with piles of rubbish. "U.S. citizens traveling to or through the area may encounter mounds of garbage, open fires with potentially toxic fumes, and/or sporadic public demonstrations by local residents attempting to block access to dumps," the embassy said in an advisory note. Since May, streets in Naples and nearby towns have been piled with household waste that has nowhere else to go -- the fault of political mismanagement, conflicting interests and organized crime. The embassy warned that airborne particles and fumes from these fires could aggravate respiratory problems and the fires could release toxic substances into the air. Last month the European Commission took legal action against Italy over the thousands of tonnes of uncollected waste, saying it posed serious health and environmental risks through the spread of disease and through pollution of air, water and land. � Reuters 2006 |
Re: U.S. warns citizens over Naples garbage crisis
"Brian" <[email protected]> skrev i meddelandet
news:[email protected]... > We're going on a cruise soon and will be taking a trip to the Amalfi > Coast and Pompeii. How badly will we be affected? -------- Now if the locals can survive it's very likely that also you may survive those few hours under the excursion. This is probably a serious problem for the local environment but to warn occasional visitors is to exaggerate. |
Re: U.S. warns citizens over Naples garbage crisis
On Tue, 10 Jul 2007 20:17:52 -0400, Brian <[email protected]>
wrote: >We're going on a cruise soon and will be taking a trip to the Amalfi >Coast and Pompeii. How badly will we be affected? > > >U.S. warns citizens over Naples garbage crisis >Mon Jul 9, 2007 2:28PM EDT >ROME (Reuters) - The United States embassy in Rome has warned U.S >citizens they may face a health risk in Italy's southern Campania >region due to a garbage crisis that has filled streets with piles of >rubbish. Couldn't the Italians just raise their arms and drown out the smell? HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA! - TR - Mr. Funny. |
Re: U.S. warns citizens over Naples garbage crisis
On Tue, 10 Jul 2007 20:17:52 -0400, Brian <[email protected]>
wrote: >We're going on a cruise soon and will be taking a trip to the Amalfi >Coast and Pompeii. How badly will we be affected? > > >U.S. warns citizens over Naples garbage crisis >Mon Jul 9, 2007 2:28PM EDT >ROME (Reuters) - The United States embassy in Rome has warned U.S >citizens they may face a health risk in Italy's southern Campania >region due to a garbage crisis that has filled streets with piles of >rubbish. >Since May, streets in Naples and nearby towns have been piled with >household waste that has nowhere else to go -- the fault of political >mismanagement, conflicting interests and organized crime. According to news reports, the garbage has been cleared up in Naples, but still persists in towns on the periphery. I haven't heard that the Amalfi coast and Pompeii were ever affected by this crisis. Like most manmade disasters, it's largely confined to areas where the people have little political or economic clout. The underlying problem is far from solved, but it's very unlikely to spill over into towns that depend on tourism for their livelihood. -- Barbara Vaughan My email address is my first initial followed by my surname at libero dot it I answer travel questions only in the newsgroup |
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