Saturday, October 27, 2018

Thousands protest conditions and infrastructure in Rome

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-46003670

Melissa Vandermark

Thousands of demonstrators gathered outside city hall to denounce Mayor Virginia Raggi for failing to fix potholed roads and clean up the streets of rubbish. Other problems that the city of Rome faces are various animals such as rats and wild boar roaming the streets, and poor public transport services; nearly 20 buses have caught fire this year. The protest was ignited when an escalator on one of the main metro stations collapsed and injured more than 20 people. The mayor says she's making progress, but critics believe things are only getting worse. 

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