Access to non-residents and those without hotel reservations on the island of Capri is prohibited due to a failure in the water system.
serious emergency in Capriin the Gulf of Naples, after a failure in the ‘Castellamare di Stabia’ water pipeline that supplies the island prevented the arrival of tourists to the island.
Saturday morning, an urgent ordinance of the mayor of Capri, Paolo Falco, had disembarkation of non-residents prohibited because it was not possible to guarantee essential services to the people who arrive on the island every day.
Exceptions are provided for vehicles intended for the supply of goods and for health, police and transport personnel. In the afternoon, a new ordinance gave the green light to the disembarkation only of vacationers with reservation in hotels capable of meeting the needs of clients.
According to authorities, water is still supplied to most of the island, but some isolated areas of the municipality of Anacapri are dry. However, with supplies from the mainland blocked, local reservoirs are at risk of being depleted.
Given the news of the blockadecitizens bought mineral water in supermarkets on the island. Authorities have urged residents and hotel facilities, many of which have self-contained tanks, to use available reserves responsibly.
The crisis unit activated after the breakdown has made available two tankers in Capri and Anacapri to supply families in difficulty. Citizens can go there, equipped with their own containers, to collect a maximum amount of 25 liters per home.
It is still unclear what caused the blockage, but it is speculated that during a maintenance operation due to a failure recorded on Thursday on dry landan air bubble or accumulation of material was created that prevents water from reaching the island’s distribution network.
