U.S. warns citizens over Naples garbage crisis
Jul 11th 2007, 12:17 am
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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
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
Jul 11th 2007, 1:13 am
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Re: U.S. warns citizens over Naples garbage crisis
"Brian" <[email protected]> skrev i meddelandet
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> 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?
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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.
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> 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.
Jul 11th 2007, 1:24 am
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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.
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.
Jul 11th 2007, 8:11 am
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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
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
