Rubbish on the streets of Naples: local landfills are full

Жителі Садинії та Сицилії протестують проти намагань уряду транспортувати на ці острови сміття з Неаполя. На вуляцях Неаполя стоїть сморід, оскільки тонни сміття не вивозять вже майже місяць. Послухайте репортаж Дейвіда Віллі:

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'Not in my backyard' is becoming the motto for millions of Italians being asked to accept unwanted trash from Naples. Every merchant ship that docks at ports in Sicily and Sardinia after sailing from the mainland is being scrutinised to see if it is attempting to land some of the accumulated rubbish from the Naples area that the Italian authorities are trying to clear.

Up to two hundred thousand tons of stinking household trash is being bulldozed by the army and loaded onto cargo ships and freight trains to destinations in various parts of Italy. Local landfills around Naples are all full.

In Sicily and Sardinia several protesters have been injured in scuffles with the police after ships docked with Neapolitan waste. Two men were arrested on charges of planning to hurl firebombs against the residence of the head of Sardinia's local regional government, Renato Soru.

The government in Rome has asked regional authorities all over the country to accept some of this huge accumulation of waste that Neapolitans fear is now a health hazard. A former police chief and an army general are in charge of operations to clean up the port city. Meanwhile, former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has added his voice to those criticising the authorities for allowing the rubbish crisis to get out of hand. He said Italy's image abroad had been seriously damaged.

David Willey, BBC News, Rome

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Not in my backyard
усталений вираз, який дослівно означає 'тільки не в мене на подвір'ї' - себто, ви підтримуєте зміни, але не у своїй власній околиці (у даному випадку, жителі Сардинії та Сицилії розуміють, що сміття потрібно вивезти з Неаполя, але вони проти, щоб його привезли на їхні острови)

trash
сміття, покидьки

merchant ship
вантажне судно

scrutinised
піддається ретельній інспекції

to land
вивантажити

cargo ships and freight trains
вантажні судна та поїзди

landfills
звалище сміття

scuffles
бійки

to hurl firebombs
кидати запальні бомби

get out of hand
вийти з-під контролю