Italy's Capri lifts tourist ban as water shortage resolved
- A water emergency in Capri led to the mayor halting tourist arrivals, impacting essential services for many visitors.
- The emergency stemmed from a failure in the mainland water system supplying the island, leaving some areas without water in Anacapri.
- Tanks are on their way to Capri to aid in providing essential services until full water supply restoration is achieved.
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Breathing a sigh of relief on Capri: Tourists can visit the Italian Mediterranean island again. After a breakdown in a water pipe, fresh water was scarce. Now the pipe has been repaired and the drinking water is flowing again.
On Saturday, the water supply on the Mediterranean island collapsed after there was a failure in the pipeline from the mainland
The Italian island of Capri has canceled a previously imposed ban on the entry of tourists. According to the island's mayor, Paolo Falco, a technical problem that prevented water from flowing from the mainland has been fixed, reports The Guardian. The ban was announced early Saturday morning, bringing several ferries from Naples and Sorrento back to their departure points. “The emergency situation will be exacerbated by the thousands of tourists…
Italy's iconic Capri island battles water emergency as it prepares to allow tourists back
Tourists who have booked a hotel on Capri will be allowed back onto the Italian island as the local administration works to secure water supplies after damage to the aqueduct on the mainland deprived it of running water.
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