Over 550 people, almost 230 families homeless, another 800 inspection requests to be processed. After the magnitude 4.7 earthquake that shook the Campi Flegrei area again on Friday after 7 pm, fortunately without casualties but with about ten injured, the priorities now are to assist those who are out of their homes because they are uninhabitable and to reactivate services: water supply and transport, especially railways.
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The Prosecutor’s Office has ordered investigations concerning the cliff collapses: funds had been allocated for securing these but were not used. In particular, in Pozzuoli, the collapse of the Monte Olibano cliff occurred, crushing parked cars and scooters and causing serious injuries.
And this time, unlike previous cases of bradyseism resumption, disappointment and indignation are spreading, even among mayors, because many of the interventions promised in recent years have not even started. “Government delays,” says the mayor of Bacoli, Josy Gerardo Della Ragione, “cause more damage than bradyseism.” Tension exploded in protests yesterday in Pozzuoli during the visit of the Minister of Culture, Alessandro Giuli, who came to the Campi Flegrei for a technical inspection of archaeological sites, including the Flavian Amphitheater and the Rione Terra. Dozens of residents blocked roads and called for urgent interventions. Tomorrow the Minister of the Interior Matteo Piantedosi is expected.
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There is not yet an estimate of the damage: a complex operation since Friday’s quake was strong and caused widespread damage. Both to public buildings, such as schools, post offices, health district offices (the district at via Diano 29 has been closed), and to homes. Also to the coast, which is a major concern. The Campania Region has requested 100 million from the Government for damage repair and 6 million for the autonomous accommodation contribution for those without homes who choose not to be hosted in hotels. The Region has allocated one million to advance this disbursement. “We have arranged with a Council resolution a funding of one million,” explains the Campania Region Civil Protection Councillor, Fiorella Zabatta, from the coordination center set up at Monte Ruscello, “and at the same time we have planned to streamline the assignment procedure. The contribution, in fact, can be assigned to citizens based only on a fire brigade phonogram, even before the seizure of the uninhabitable home.” The autonomous accommodation contribution is a sore point because citizens affected by two previous bradyseismic waves in 2025 have not yet received anything. And it is again Della Ragione who voices the discontent: “We have been waiting since March 2025 for a Government decree to unlock the funds allocated by the Campania Region, which has not arrived.” Meanwhile, reinforcements have been requested for the Fire Brigade for building stability checks, for law enforcement, and for companies in the sector for the repair of water pipes. The central coordination point is at the Prefecture of Naples.
The other major emergency is transport. In Pozzuoli, many roads are closed to traffic for safety or to clear debris. But the main concern is the closure of the Cumana railway, ordered due to a crack in a tunnel. Local railway managed by Eav connecting the municipalities of the Flegrean area with Naples. “Work is underway on the Cumana Tunnel,” says the mayor of Naples and the metropolitan area, Gaetano Manfredi, “progress is being made in the right direction.” “We are conducting inspections,” explains Transport Councillor Mario Casillo, “there is still movement in the tunnel.” The last inspection was last night. The mayor of Bacoli protests. “We also have the metro stopped for three months due to CO2 emissions,” he says, “we don’t know when it will be reactivated.” Meanwhile, the port was reopened on Saturday.
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