Politics · Italy · 10 hrs ago
Rom families in Giugliano face renewed water shortage
Nineteen Roma families, including 49 children, live at a housing site in Giugliano in Campania, near Naples.
The municipality built the site in 2011, and the families have lived in the area for more than 30 years.
Water stopped flowing there on May 13, 2026, and tanker deliveries have not been reliable.
A July 31 municipal order told the owner of the water pipe to restore supply urgently and provide enough drinking water by tanker until repairs were made.
The story says regular tanker service was provided only in September, and the shortage returned in October.
The site includes a pregnant woman, a child with autism and an adult receiving dialysis, among others, making access to water especially important.
The European Roma Rights Centre asked the municipality to explain why the order was not being carried out, but received no response.
A government meeting has addressed problems linked to Roma camps in Giugliano, and the possibility of eviction has been raised.
Rom families at the ASI settlement in Giugliano in Campania have again been without reliable water since October, after a brief period of water-truck deliveries.
Residents first reported a complete water outage on 13 May 2026, and deliveries began intermittently on 4 July.
A 31 July mayoral order told the owner of the water pipe to urgently restore supply and provide adequate drinking water by truck in the meantime.
The settlement is home to 19 families, including 49 minors, and the article says there has been no lasting repair.
- Who
- Rom families living at the ASI settlement in Giugliano in Campania.
- What
- They face a renewed water shortage after water-truck deliveries became unreliable.
- When
- The outage began on 13 May 2026; the shortage returned in October.
- Where
- The equipped settlement in the ASI area of Giugliano in Campania, near Naples, Italy.
- Why
- The article says the water pipe has not been repaired; it does not state the cause of the fault.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Residents of the settlement reported a complete interruption of the water supply.
The municipality began intermittent water-truck deliveries after repeated reports.
The mayor issued an order requiring urgent work to restore supply and adequate water-truck deliveries in the meantime.
The article says water-truck deliveries were continuous only during this month.
The water emergency returned, according to the article.
- Residents
- 19 families, comprising 89 people
- Children
- 49 minors
- Settlement
- ASI area, Giugliano in Campania
- Water outage began
- 13 May 2026
- Mayoral order
- No. 321, dated 31 July 2026
- Housing modules
- 24, opened in 2011
What people are saying
to complete as urgently as possible the work needed to restore the supply
pending the restoration, to ensure the continuation of the delivery service by water trucks of an adequate quantity of drinking water
Sources
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