A social emergency is underway in the Rosello Valley in Sassari. A borderline population, both local and non-EU, has long lived under the bridge of the same name, afflicted by poverty and drug addiction.

There they sleep, camp out, and consume substances, sometimes with extreme results. "Last week," a neighboring resident reported, "I found one of them with an overdose. Luckily, 911 rescued him."

Just walk a few dozen meters from Sassari's iconic symbol, the Fontana del Rosello, to find traces of what happens at night and in broad daylight. Among these are a carpet of syringes and bottles pierced with holes used for smoking crack, as well as a swath of abandoned garbage and blood-stained handkerchiefs scattered everywhere.

If you venture into the vegetation, you may then find some household appliances, especially televisions, of suspicious origin.

The critical situation has been well-known for years, and a turning point could come with the project for a linear urban park proposed by the city administration between Viale Sicilia and the Eba Giara Valley. This is a long-term plan, however. Meanwhile, the alarm continues.

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