Sardinia

Environment

Temperatures exceed 30 degrees: Sardinia's sea is boiling, cyclone risk

ISPRA monitoring system readings. The thermometer reached 30.6°C off the coast of Villasimius. Widespread high temperatures. The expert: "The Mediterranean is a reservoir of energy for extreme events."
Incidenti sulle strade della Gallura
Incidenti sulle strade della Gallura
Rescue in action

Gallura, road accidents overnight: two injured, air ambulance in flight

The crashes on the SP 59 and on the 125
Carabinieri del Nas in azione (foto Ansa)
Carabinieri del Nas in azione (foto Ansa)
The violations

NAS checks in Sassari healthcare facilities: two reports

Carabinieri found a deposit of hazardous special waste in a nursing home
L'incontro tra i simulacri di Nostra Signora del Buon Cammino e del Crocifisso nella chiesa di Sant'Apollinare
L'incontro tra i simulacri di Nostra Signora del Buon Cammino e del Crocifisso nella chiesa di Sant'Apollinare
traditions

Sassari, the Wayfarers' Procession: Emotion at the Meeting in the Church of Sant'Apollinare

The procession then continued with the participation of all the other Sassari Guilds, the brotherhoods, and the groups in traditional dress.
Stagno di Porto Taverna (foto Careddu)
Stagno di Porto Taverna (foto Careddu)
Environment

Loiri Porto San Paolo, the Porto Taverna pond is dying: citizens' complaint

Massive deaths of gasping fish, and shiny, oily patches spotted on the water surface, possibly caused by a hydrocarbon spill
L'intervento dei vigili del fuoco
L'intervento dei vigili del fuoco
The accident

Sassari: Man crashes car into flyover pylon; firefighters extract him.

The alarm at the crossroads that leads from the SS291 Var to Via Predda Niedda
The fire

Car on fire in Olmedo, firefighters intervene

The alarm in the sports field area
Via Val d'Elsa

Cagliari, a homemade firecracker explodes: a roar in the night

The rudimentary explosive device was placed in front of the door of a building
Caldo record, allarme anziani e fragili (foto Ansa)
Caldo record, allarme anziani e fragili (foto Ansa)
The alarm

Record heat on the island, with temperatures reaching 43 degrees Celsius starting today: Emergency rooms under pressure.

The elderly and frail are in trouble, and temperatures are relentless: temperatures are expected to remain above the seasonal average at least until mid-August.
Pausania Temple

"I'm not going along with this guy": Salvini protested at the De André concert in L'Agnata.

A Sardinian spectator walks out of Diodato's Live for Time in Jazz concert: she refuses to accept the Deputy Prime Minister's presence. The singer from the stage says, "I'm not calling anyone out, but we hope Faber's music will illuminate our politics."
the case

Waste in Sardinia: after the plastic crisis, the alarm is now raised over dry waste.

Pet waste collection has been halted in several Sardinian municipalities. Now, according to Virgilio Vardeu, manager of the De Vizia company, a new emergency is looming.
The Kolors
The Kolors
The concert

Capoterra's Summer Fest is born: The Kolors will perform on the Maddalena Spiaggia stage on September 4th.

The aim is to enhance the coastline and make the event a regular fixture in the city's summer calendar, combining music, sea and entertainment.
The character

Carletto Porcu, the tireless marathon runner from Monserrato

At 86, he's run over 1,100 races and still trains every day. His passion sparked almost by chance in 1991, thanks to Benito Urgu: "I haven't stopped since."
La zona dove nascerà lo scavalco tra via San Paolo e viale Trieste
La zona dove nascerà lo scavalco tra via San Paolo e viale Trieste
Roads

Cagliari, a bridge between Via San Paolo and Viale Trieste: the plan to clear Via Roma of cars.

A €15 million project. The goal is to decongest Piazza Matteotti and protect the waterfront.
the intervention

Three missing boys in the Villacidro mountains were rescued by helicopter.

Young people had lost their bearings: mobilization for recovery
Alba e Nerone (L'Unione Sarda)
Alba e Nerone (L'Unione Sarda)
The story

Nero the cat gets lost but finds his way home (9 kilometers away)

The long distance traveled in five days: this is how he returned from Lanusei to Loceri. Alba Usai: "I thought I'd never see him again."
the alarm

Pattada: A car on fire on the provincial road triggers a brush fire.

The Forestry Corps and two helicopters are in action
Il Cpr di Macomer
Il Cpr di Macomer
The protest

At the Macomer CPR, officers report "dilapidated housing and unacceptable working conditions."

The unions are calling for an urgent roundtable discussion and a joint inspection, threatening further initiatives.
Sustainable mobility

Scooter sales in Quartu have halved in two years.

But residents don't miss them: "It's better this way, they were abandoned everywhere." Councilor Mura: "They work for short distances, let's think about pedestrian areas."
Calici di Stelle a Sorso (foto concessa)
Calici di Stelle a Sorso (foto concessa)
the demonstration

Calici di Stelle: Thousands of people toast in Sorso

A great collective celebration which, despite the particularly high turnout, took place in an atmosphere of absolute tranquility
Insularità

Abandoned waste in Sardinia: a scathing video lesson from Dany Cabras

The comedian influencer, playing the mother, sends a clear message in just a few seconds: "It makes little difference whether you're Sardinian or continental."