Sardinia

weather forecast

The downpour ends up in the sea: Sardinia escapes the storm, the alert has been downgraded to orange.

The extreme event unloaded offshore without causing any damage to the island. Merella (Civil Protection): "We're lucky, but the system successfully tested the rescue system."
L'auto speronata al Poetto di Cagliari (foto Polizia di Stato)
L'auto speronata al Poetto di Cagliari (foto Polizia di Stato)
Court

Beating, chase, and car rammed in Poetto: Two 18-year-olds sentenced to five years in prison.

The two young men accused of attempted multiple murder and personal injury have agreed to a plea bargain.
Guardia di Finanza
Guardia di Finanza
Financial Police

Short-term rentals and illegal housing: a flurry of fines totaling €116,000 in Northern Sardinia.

Cross-checks are being conducted online and locally to protect the market and tourists: tax evasion of 60,000 euros has been confirmed in Olmedo.
Un temporale (Ansa)
Un temporale (Ansa)
Weather forecast

Sardinia: Cyclone hits eastern Sardinia, with rainfall of up to 150 mm expected.

Heavy showers and gusts of up to 50 km/h are expected.
Gary Husband
Gary Husband
Music

Drummer Gary Husband performs a free concert in La Maddalena.

Also on stage were Matthew Garrison, Rocco Zifarelli and Tom Cawley
(Ansa)
(Ansa)
The idea

In Cagliari, a restaurant dedicated to the vulnerable and the victims of Rigopiano

The owner of RistorAut: "I was abandoned at birth. We must transform the pain into something good."
The case

Aeroitalia protests after its departure, and Volotea steps forward: "The island is of interest to us."

The Spanish company is among the Region's key stakeholders. Jet fuel, the Regional Council: updated costs in new tenders
fires

Sestu: Illegal waste disposal behind fire emergency: A committee is formed

Burning plastic smell, every night: residents hunt for evidence to identify the source.
the drama

Tragedy on Highway 130: Boy crosses in the dark, is hit and killed

The accident between Decimomannu and San Sperate: the driver didn't see him, and rescue efforts were unsuccessful. The victim was 19 years old.
Il porcino nero sulla bilancia
Il porcino nero sulla bilancia
the “trophy”

Tertenia, a huge black porcini mushroom weighing over a kilo appears under the holm oaks

The exceptional discovery is by Sandro Murredda, a retired Carabinieri marshal
Pioggia e vento a Napoli dove l'allerta meteo, come per altre località in Campania, e' stata prorogata fino alla mattina di giovedì, 6 novembre 2019 ANSA/ CIRO FUSCO
Pioggia e vento a Napoli dove l'allerta meteo, come per altre località in Campania, e' stata prorogata fino alla mattina di giovedì, 6 novembre 2019 ANSA/ CIRO FUSCO
weather forecast

Civil Protection is on maximum alert: 83 municipalities are in the red zone, as Sardinia prepares for storms.

Operational meeting with the mayors of towns that could be affected by a severe storm: "The priority is to protect human lives."
the report

Sardinia's air quality improves after August's Saharan dust storms.

Arpas: "The PM10 limit was exceeded only five times in September, all in Macomer due to a construction site."
Polizia locale davanti al tribunale
Polizia locale davanti al tribunale
the operation

Sassari: Drugs under mattresses and money in shoes: Two Nigerians arrested

Seventy-eight doses of cocaine and 20 doses of heroin were found, along with nearly €4,000 in cash.
Un barchino con a bordo un gruppo di migranti (archivio)
Un barchino con a bordo un gruppo di migranti (archivio)
landings

Over 100 migrants blocked on Algerian routes to Spain and Sardinia.

Between October 28th and November 3rd, 107 "harraga" vessels were intercepted on homemade boats. The Algerian Ministry of Defense has arrested nearly three hundred people in total.
Carabinieri (foto Ansa)
Carabinieri (foto Ansa)
safety

Cagliari: A drunk man harasses customers on Via Malta and attacks police officers. A 32-year-old man from Sinnai is arrested.

A frenzy erupted at a downtown Cagliari club, where a man threatened to kill law enforcement. A widespread military operation also led to a criminal complaint filed overnight in Senorbì.
controls

Monastir: An 18-year-old man was caught among parked cars with a window breaker and a shears.

The young man, a foreigner and homeless, was intercepted in Via Nazionale by the Carabinieri
The inconveniences

A classroom without a bathroom leads to protests by university students in Cagliari: fifty students desert the class.

At the Sant'Ignazio University campus, a large group of third-year Law students took action. There were also complaints about waste in common areas.
Un contenitore per abiti usati in piazza IV novembre (g. da.)
Un contenitore per abiti usati in piazza IV novembre (g. da.)
Environment

Quartu: Dead animals dumped in used clothing bins

The collection service has been improved, but it's not enough: some people throw everything in the bins.
Marta Mattu
Marta Mattu
the story

Oristano, illness and the courage to share one's story: Marta's social media diary against cancer.

From the shocking diagnosis in the summer to the chemotherapy sessions in Milan, his profile became a point of reference and comfort for countless patients.
Insularità
Gesico
Gesico

Gesico and the school that doesn't exist: when being born in the village already means leaving

Already from the age of three, to attend nursery school one has to reach Mandas, and in the rest of Trexenta the situation is certainly not without difficulties