Naples falls to pieces, chasm in via Masoni and landslide at the Toscanella crossroads

Reaching Naples from the North is a difficult task for commuters and students this morning. The closure of via Masoni and neighboring streets, in the Ponti Rossi area, and the minor inconveniences caused by the violent rains of last night are making it difficult to reach the city. A similar speech for those who have instead chosen the subway: in fact, from Piscinola, in fact, there are queues at the turnstiles and at the quays waiting for the trains. Similar situations in all "on the surface" stations of line 1.

Maxi chasm and families evicted in Naples, in via Masoni. The collapse of the roadway occurred in a construction site area due to the heavy rains of last night.
The president of the III Municipality, Ivo Poggiani, speaks of "near tragedy". The other day the Fire Brigade and Civil Protection intervened for a road sinking on a stretch that had just been affected by the rebuilding of the road surface, but not by the underground utilities – he explains – The road is closed, after a few hours intervenes on the spot ABC, work on the water and sewage pipeline quickly began. Last night they worked late, then got stuck in the rain.
Tonight the amount of rainfall that came down caused a landslide in the construction site area ". “The Fire Brigade intervened again, also following gas leaks. They have therefore widened the interdiction area, clearing some buildings with many people who have slept in the streets, "he adds.

– Storm on the island of Capri (Naples) where the bell tower was hit in the famous Piazzetta, one of the symbols of the island, from which some rubble has come off. The strong wind has also raised the outer cover of the Pulalli restaurant. The area was secured by the Capri Fire Brigade also intervened to remove tall tree branches broken by the strong wind that exceeded 30 knots while the sea force 6 caused the definitive blocking of all connections with the mainland. The mayor of Capri, Marino Lembo, has signed an ordinance in which he has for tomorrow the closure of public and private schools of every order and grade due to the persistent weather conditions and the strong winds expected for the next 24 hours.
The decision at the peak of a black day in terms of weather and transport conditions.

– Tragedy touched Eir in the stationing of the CTP buses of Via Fasano, in Pozzuoli (Naples), where the strong wind has knocked down a tree that is ruined on a stationary bus. So much fear for the driver who was taken to the hospital to undergo health checks.
According to Adolfo Vallini, of the Usb, at the time of the accident the driver was sitting in the driver's seat. On the vehicle, instead, there were four passengers waiting for departure. The 118 intervened on the spot and subsequently transported the driver to the hospital. Firefighters and municipal police also intervened

Damages to Giugliano