Demolition of one of the notorious
Vele (Sails) buildings in the drug-ridden Naples district of
Scampia began on Monday.
The demolition of the Vela Gialla, or Yellow Sail, began at
10:16 am and was attended by Naples Mayor Gaetano Manfredi, the
deputy mayor and urban policies councillor, Laura Lieto, as well
as other local authorities and representatives of the Sails
Committee of residents.
The operation is part of a 'restyling' of the area which is
trying to make a civic comeback after years of being identified
with the Camorra mafia and drug pushing
Vela Gialla is one of the Sails which were an iconic backdrop in
the hit Camorra TV show Gomorra (Gomorrah), based on Roberto
Saviano's expose' of the same name.
"Today is a truly beautiful day, important for Naples and
Scampia", said the mayor, explaining it was a "symbolic moment".
The mayor also remembered the victims of the July collapse of
another Sail, Vela Celeste, in which three people died and 11
others were injured, including seven children.
Naples Prosecutor's Office is probing the collapse of the Vela
Celeste gallery that occurred last July.
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