Italy's Capri lifts tourist ban as water shortage resolved

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

Italian town lifts ban on tourists

The Italian island of Capri is lifting a ban on tourists and day-trippers after problems with the water supply to the holiday hotspot were resolved

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.

Italy's Capri lifts tourist ban as water shortage resolved

The Italian island of Capri lifted a ban on tourists Saturday after problems with the water supply to the holiday hotspot were resolved. Capri’s mayor, Paolo Falco, said the ban was “revoked” after a technical issue preventing the arrival of water from the mainland was fixed. The ban was announced early Saturday, forcing several morning ferries on their way to the island from Naples and Sorrento in southern Italy to return to port. In justifying…