It was a night spent outside for many, many people, in Pozzuoli and the western suburbs of Naples. They chose not to stay in their homes after the magnitude 4.7 tremor that last night, Friday, July 31, caused damage and fear in the Campi Flegrei.
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The Municipality of Naples and that of Pozzuoli have activated the reception areas of via Terracina and Palatrincone, where dozens of families have turned to.
Many instead preferred to sleep in their cars or at relatives’ and friends’ homes. “Impossible to spend the night at home after yesterday’s terror”, says Antonio, 70 years old, resident in the Agnano area. “The tremor was very strong and endless, I couldn’t even open the apartment door, it was stuck. We have been used for years to living with bradyseism, but not at these levels and with this risk. One really has to wonder how long our houses can withstand such stresses,” his concern.
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In the meeting of the Rescue Coordination Center this morning, convened by the prefect of Naples Michele di Bari and chaired by Department Head Fabio Ciciliano, the number of injured was updated to 21, two of whom in critical condition. In the Palatrincone reception area of Pozzuoli, 185 beds have been set up.
Structural inspections of buildings continue these hours: last night the Fire Brigade evacuated 18 families in via Sannino and another four in via San Vitagliano. The port of Pozzuoli will remain closed and the Central Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority is preparing an ordinance to restrict the maritime state-owned areas beneath the rocky cliffs.
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