Sardinia

weather forecast

Snow attacks Gennargentu: weather respite, few disruptions

The white blanket is not thick but families from the north and south of the island have flocked to the hills of Fonni
Controlli dei carabinieri all'Asinara
Controlli dei carabinieri all'Asinara
the complaints

Fires at construction sites and garbage trucks in the protected area: uncivilized people in paradise on Asinara.

Illegal activities discovered by the Carabinieri inside the park
bad weather

Anas is working with snowplows on Sardinia's roads after the cold snap.

The main interventions in the territories of Seui, Ussassai, Fonni and Gavoi
26 07 24 cagliari ospedale santissima trinità pronto soccorso ambulanze - foto giuseppe ungari
26 07 24 cagliari ospedale santissima trinità pronto soccorso ambulanze - foto giuseppe ungari
healthcare

Emergency rooms overrun, with long waits and lines of ambulances: "An explosive situation."

A 102-year-old woman with a broken arm waited six hours in the middle of the 118 emergency service: local medicine does not filter and hospitals (with few beds) cannot cope
the controls

Cagliari: Six foreigners removed from the "red zone"

The reinforced protection zone is in force until February 28 in various areas of the city centre.
the accident

Car runs red light, crash overnight in Cagliari: three injured in critical condition

It happened around 5.30am at the intersection of Piazza San Michele and Via Is Maglias
(foto Matteo Ortu)
(foto Matteo Ortu)
The show

"Adeus" also stops in Sanluri: the performance will take place at the Akinu Congia Theater.

The hybrid performance that subverts stereotypes about the female body and aging, in recent days in Sassari and Ozieri
Irene Testa e il carcere di Bancali (archivio L'Unione Sarda)
Irene Testa e il carcere di Bancali (archivio L'Unione Sarda)
Prison emergency

Prisoners under the 41-bis regime in Sardinia: the guarantor's appeal: "A meeting of the Chamber of Deputies is urgently needed."

Irene Testa: "Having Parliament debate and providing answers on this issue is in everyone's best interest, and it's in the best interest of a system on its knees that deserves to be addressed in its entirety and complexity."
Cagliari, niente acqua al liceo Alberti e stop alle lezioni
Cagliari, niente acqua al liceo Alberti e stop alle lezioni
The fault

Cagliari: No water at Alberti High School; classes suspended.

The toilets are unusable, the problem is thought to be linked to repeated pipe breaks caused by the subway construction work.
Sassari, intervento dei vigili del fuoco in via De Gasperi (foto concessa)
Sassari, intervento dei vigili del fuoco in via De Gasperi (foto concessa)
Investigations underway

Sassari: A firecracker explodes in front of the buildings on Via De Gasperi, shattering windows and causing widespread fear.

The explosion in the Luna e Sole neighborhood, the roar also heard at the Vanni Sanna by spectators waiting for the start of the Torres-Campobasso match
Filomena Scarpa tra il sindaco di Macomer e il primo cittadino di Bolotana
Filomena Scarpa tra il sindaco di Macomer e il primo cittadino di Bolotana
Big party

In Macomer, Filomena Scarpa's 100th birthday, a local cultural institution, is celebrated.

She was a teacher and principal of entire generations of students
Healthcare

San Gavino, a night of paralysis in the emergency room: patients "on the floor" in the corridors to avoid accidents.

Over 13 hours of waiting for the 118 crews arriving from the province of Cagliari and Medio Campidano: the sick were packed everywhere.
The initiative

Cagliari, the solidarity collection of young students

All proceeds will be donated to Caritas and the Fierogatto association.
Foto della Cascata e del Mulino ad Acqua Sadali
Foto della Cascata e del Mulino ad Acqua Sadali
THE ANALYSIS

Water emergency in Sardinia: "New dams? They're unnecessary, we're losing 50% of our water."

The problem, according to experts, is not the lack of resources: "But it is necessary to intervene on the networks"
I carabinieri in servizio nella provincia di Nuoro
I carabinieri in servizio nella provincia di Nuoro
In the Nuoro area

Budoni, Torpè, and Dorgali: reports of drunk driving and illegal possession of weapons.

Several licenses were revoked. A man was found in possession of cocaine.
Intervento dei vigili del fuoco (Ansa)
Intervento dei vigili del fuoco (Ansa)
the intervention

Fordongianus, house fire: 68-year-old hospitalized

The man was treated for the onset of poisoning
Emmanuel Aifeshei, fuggito dalla Nigeria oggi è un giocatore del Silì calcio e lavora come operatore socio sanitario
Emmanuel Aifeshei, fuggito dalla Nigeria oggi è un giocatore del Silì calcio e lavora come operatore socio sanitario
THE STORY

Escape from Nigeria, today Emmanuel scores with the Silì shirt

A young man who is barely over 18 says goodbye to his family and saves up $1,500 to attempt the crossing to Europe.
Il materiale sequestrato dai carabinieri
Il materiale sequestrato dai carabinieri
the investigations

Usini, gun in the face of the shopkeeper: reported

He had burst into the shop with his face covered by a balaclava and hood: the weapon, it emerged, was a modified blank gun.
Maltempo in Sardegna
Maltempo in Sardegna
weather forecast

Hijacked planes, fallen trees, snow, and hail: Sardinia in the grip of severe weather.

Flights are canceled in Alghero, with routes to Cagliari and Olbia. No ships are operating in Porto Torres. The central mountainous areas are blanketed in snow, with firefighters responding in the Oristano and Sarrabus areas. Parks and cemeteries are closed.
Insularità
Tyrrhenian Link (foto Terna)
Tyrrhenian Link (foto Terna)

Terna: installation of the western branch of the Tyrrhenian Link completed

In just over three months, approximately 480 km of submarine cable was laid between Termini Imerese (Palermo) and Terra Mala (Quartu).