(ANSA) - ROME, MARCH 4 - Italian Culture Minister Dario
Franceschini on Tuesday allocated two million euro for
maintenance at Pompeii near Naples after three collapses due to
heavy rainfall on Sunday and Monday fuelled fresh concern over
the condition of the archaeological site.
He also ordered immediate action to restore the damaged
structures and shore up others at risk of collapse.
Earlier, European commissioner for regional policy Johannes
Hahn said that "every collapse is a huge defeat" and called on
the Italian authorities to take care of the remains of the Roman
commercial centre destroyed by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in
AD 79.
The excavations are largely open to the elements and although experts argue that a measure of deterioration is 'physiological' it is agreed that more needs to be done to protect the UNESCO World Heritage site. The European Commission has allocated 105 million euro for restoration and conservation of the archaeological area under the Great Pompei project, which got underway last year.
(ANSAmed)
The excavations are largely open to the elements and although experts argue that a measure of deterioration is 'physiological' it is agreed that more needs to be done to protect the UNESCO World Heritage site. The European Commission has allocated 105 million euro for restoration and conservation of the archaeological area under the Great Pompei project, which got underway last year.
(ANSAmed)
