Sardinia

The investigation

Migrant trafficking: Cagliari controls the clandestine network

An illegal hub in the city center for travel from North Africa: "We can make a lot of money." The eight arrests made by the Mobile Unit were validated: the group was preparing for a qualitative leap.
Le passerelle della Marina di Sorso (foto concessa)
Le passerelle della Marina di Sorso (foto concessa)
the complaint

Marina di Sorso: "Wooden walkways inaccessible to the disabled."

Councillor Alfredo Roggio reports the problems present on the coast
(ANSA) - ANCONA, 22 MAG - Un rubinetto a secco durante una fase siccitosa della stagione.
(ANSA) - ANCONA, 22 MAG - Un rubinetto a secco durante una fase siccitosa della stagione.
the poor service

Quartucciu, another water failure and dry taps all day.

On social media, messages of protest and reports from furious citizens have multiplied.
the accident

Cagliari: A scooter crashes into a bus in Piazza Giovanni XXIII, leaving the driver seriously injured.

The young man was in critical condition, ambulances and local police were on site.
emergencies

More fires in Sardinia: ground teams and aircraft are in action

Forestry interventions, with helicopters and SuperPuma, to tame the flames on the Gennargentu and in Monserrato, Serramanna, Senorbì, Carbonia and San Nicolò d'Arcidano
Incendio Pitz'e Serra (foto Lai)
Incendio Pitz'e Serra (foto Lai)
fear

Quartu, fire in Pitz'e Serra: flames rising high near houses, parked cars, and a church.

The air was unbreathable, but firefighters put out the flames and prevented damage to homes.
Il municipio di Oristano (Archivio L'Unione Sarda)
Il municipio di Oristano (Archivio L'Unione Sarda)
towards the vote

Oristano, Campo Largo opens to moderates

Negotiations are already underway in view of the 2027 elections.
Le ambulanze davanti alla spiaggia di Tancau (Secci)
Le ambulanze davanti alla spiaggia di Tancau (Secci)
the emergency

A 19-year-old man falls ill on the beach in Lotzorai, seriously ill and is in intensive care.

The young man came out of the water and suddenly collapsed on the ground, transferred by helicopter to San Francesco in Nuoro.
mourning

San Vito: Football team president Gigi Pilia passes away

The man was also very active as a volunteer in committees, events, festivals
works in progress

Cagliari, the construction site on Via Galvani nears completion.

Today is the last day of work to repair the pipeline.
the accident

Selargius, car-scooter collision on Via Roma: one injured

The worst off was a boy who was rescued and taken to hospital.
the announcement

Arzachena: Palazzo Columbano opens this fall.

It will host events and exhibitions
Nanni Lancioni
Nanni Lancioni
the controversy

PSDAz attacks Todde and the Five Star Movement: "They're announcing new hospitals, but previously they said they weren't needed."

Nanni Lancioni: "In 2024, the new government overturned a resolution from the Solinas administration that proposed the same thing. Where's the consistency?"
I carabinieri davanti all'ufficio postale dopo la rapina
I carabinieri davanti all'ufficio postale dopo la rapina
the shot

A post office robbery in Ula Tirso resulted in an employee being threatened with a knife, resulting in theft of €20,000.

A lone criminal showed up at the opening this morning, the Carabinieri have launched an investigation.
Elmas

Flight anomaly: emergency landing at Cagliari airport

A Cessna from Nice alerted control about a suspected landing gear problem. Rescue operations were carried out on the runway, but everything went smoothly.
the inauguration

The Monte Pino road reopens 13 years after Cleopatra, with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and a memorial for the victims.

The €18 million project on 5 km of asphalt has been completed: Olbia and Tempio are now closer.
the virus

Cagliari, West Nile alert: disinfestations begin

The Insect Control Center is in action at the San Michele cemetery, where mosquitoes, the vectors of West Nile fever, have been found to be positive. "There have been no reports of human infections; prevention is working."
tourism

Northern Sardinia saw a record number of foreign visitors in July: Alghero was the holiday destination of choice.

Federalberghi data: average bed occupancy above 84%, in the Catalan city it exceeded 88%.
L'intervento dei vigili del fuoco a Platamona
L'intervento dei vigili del fuoco a Platamona
Porto Torres

Two injured in a road accident in Platamona

Two cars collided on Via della Torre