Rome is on the verge of collapse, warn city leaders

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UK Independent:

Rome is on the verge of collapse.

 

That's the warning given by Giancarlo Cremonesi, the city’s Chamber of Commerce president, who says the Eternal City is at crisis point after years of neglecting its world famous historical landmarks, an immigration crisis and crippling corruption.

 

“Rome is on the verge of collapse. It is unacceptable that a major city which calls itself developed can find itself in such a state of decay." Mr Cremonesi said. “The prayers of the pope will not be enough. Here we need a miracle from the lord above for Rome to emerge in good shape.”

 

The Trevi Fountain has been undergoing restoration work since last summer With a population of 2.8m people, Rome is one of the biggest cities in Europe and boasts some of the world’s most popular tourist attractions from ancient empire and its years as the centre of Western Christianity.

 

But years of neglect, erosion and pollution have left many monuments in desperate need of repair.

 

[Pepper]

We need some shovel ready jobs there, @Geee.

[Geee]

Well, the only shoveling that's been happening here is just taking more dirt out of the hole