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Violence flares up at Naples dump 'Trash tsar' to clear Naples dirt
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Protesters have clashed again with Italian police in the city of Naples in a dispute over rubbish disposal. Italy's Prime Minister Romano Prodi has named a former police chief to tackle a waste crisis in Naples and said three new incinerators will be opened.
The protesters in the suburb of Pianura are blocking access to an old rubbish dump which city officials want to reopen as landfill sites are full. Protesters in the suburb of Pianura are blocking access to an old rubbish dump that city officials want to reopen because landfill sites are full.
There have been no waste collections for more than two weeks in Naples and more than 100,000 tonnes of rubbish lies rotting in the streets. There have been no waste collections for more than two weeks in Naples.
Italy's PM Romano Prodi has promised a "radical" solution within 24 hours. More than 100,000 tonnes of rubbish lies rotting in the streets. Mr Prodi said troops would help move it.
Protesters in Pianura erected makeshift barricades with metal fences and rubbish bins to prevent police reaching the landfill site. There have been repeated clashes at the site in the past few days.
On Monday the Italian army cleared some of the stinking rubbish from around schools in Naples.On Monday the Italian army cleared some of the stinking rubbish from around schools in Naples.
Prime Minister Prodi chaired an emergency government meeting on Monday to find a solution to the crisis. Former Italian police chief Gianni De Gennaro will act as a "special commissioner" to deal with the Naples crisis for the next four months, Mr Prodi said.
"Within 24 hours we will be ready to confront the situation radically," said a government spokesman. It is not clear how soon the three new incinerators - at Acerra, Santa Maria La Fossa and Salerno - will be operational.
Protesters in Pianura erected makeshift barricades with metal fences and rubbish bins to prevent police reaching the landfill site. There have been repeated clashes at the site in the past few days.
Naples has been plagued by rubbish crises for the past 14 years, blamed by local officials on organised criminal gangs profiteering from rubbish collection.
Prime Minister Prodi chaired an emergency government meeting on Monday to deal with the latest crisis.
With nowhere to put the rubbish, local people have been burning it.With nowhere to put the rubbish, local people have been burning it.
Health hazardHealth hazard
In Pianura, residents say the landfill site is a health risk.In Pianura, residents say the landfill site is a health risk.
"I have been told that even 12 years ago the air was unbreathable. Even the clothes hung to dry smelled of garbage," said one demonstrator."I have been told that even 12 years ago the air was unbreathable. Even the clothes hung to dry smelled of garbage," said one demonstrator.
The EU is warning there will be tough penalties unless Italy resolves the crisis this week. The BBC's Christian Fraser, in Rome, says that finding a solution to the problem means tackling the mob. The EU is warning there will be tough penalties unless Italy resolves the crisis this week.
The Camorra, the Neapolitan version of the Mafia, has turned rubbish collection into a hugely profitable business, he says. The BBC's Christian Fraser in Rome says the Camorra, the Neapolitan version of the Mafia, has turned rubbish collection into a hugely profitable business.
They have sabotaged every effort to build hi-tech incinerators, so that Naples must rely on landfill sites, where they can hide domestic and industrial waste. They have sabotaged every effort to build hi-tech incinerators, so that Naples must rely on landfill sites, where they can hide domestic and industrial waste, he reports.
Millions of tonnes of it have been dumped illegally in the sea or in the countryside, including untreated and highly toxic waste.Millions of tonnes of it have been dumped illegally in the sea or in the countryside, including untreated and highly toxic waste.
Some researchers have linked the problem to Naples' cancer rates, which are much higher than the national average.Some researchers have linked the problem to Naples' cancer rates, which are much higher than the national average.
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