Sardinia

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Farewell to Vittorio Lai, the centenarian superstar

Known by all as Nonno Pistola, he passed away at the age of 103 in Sicily, the land of his great love Maria

Simone Loi

La polizia davanti alla biblioteca a Caniga (Foto: Floris)

the drama

Tragedy in Sassari, fatal illness during lunch: resuscitation attempts were unsuccessful.

The victim is Gianni Fiora, president of the Biasi association

Emanuele Floris

the accident

Cagliari: A car crashes into a cement mixer, causing long queues on the Asse Mediano highway.

Police on site, traffic jam on the Genneruxi bridge

weather forecast

Sardinia continues to be gripped by severe weather: rain and thunderstorms expected on Saturday, orange alert in the south.

Only the northern part of the island was spared by the Civil Protection warning.

the landslide

Santu Lussurgiu, landslide in the countryside

Collapse caused by recent rains

Joseph Pintus

Vigili del fuoco nella Rsa Matida (foto Floris)

the case

Inadequate safety conditions: The Matida nursing home in Sassari has been evacuated.

UGL: "We request an urgent meeting with the company."

Emanuele Floris

the controversy

Sedilo upholds the values of the Ardia: "A disrespectful comparison with carnival races like the Sartiglia."

Mayor Salvatore Pes weighs in on the Abodi decree debate. He distances himself from other demonstrations: "This is unique in Sardinia."

Michael Masala

Cold case

Death under the Sant'Elia overpass: "My son Riccardo was killed."

Case filed as suicide after argument with girlfriend: an expert report reveals a different truth. The mother files a complaint regarding the 2017 incident: "Investigated as murder."

the operation

The Blue Ocean A is safe in port in Cagliari after a near-miss in Carloforte.

The cargo ship carrying livestock, which broke down on Wednesday, risked ending up on the rocks: after the difficult recovery operations, it was transferred to the capital

Una delle tante sculture funerarie nel cimitero monumentale di Bonaria ricoperta dagli escrementi degli uccelli

the emergency

Cagliari's Bonaria cemetery is flooded with guano from starlings frightened by the cyclone: "A public health risk."

The City Council extends the closure: "Thousands of birds have sought refuge at Harry's."

Il pezzo di cornicione crollato nella scuola De Amicis (foto Pala)

the collapse

Porto Torres, fear at the De Amicis school: a piece of cornice collapses

The facade of the building, built in 1912, is in a state of decay.

Mariangela Pala

Un pezzo del relitto sulla spiaggia del Poetto

the discovery

Poetto, Harry brings ashore the remains of a vessel: a French wreck from the failed invasion attempt in 1793?

The material is already being examined by the Superintendency. The hypothesis: a vessel from the fleet that was driven back (also) by a storm that legend attributes to Saint Efisio.