A 2,000-year-old wall surrounding an ancient villa at Pompeii has
collapsed, just two weeks after the Italian government launched
$137-million project to save the precious archaeological site.
The
special archaeological superintendent for Naples and Pompeii confirmed
the collapse of the red-frescoed wall next to an unidentified villa in
an area already closed to the public.
The collapse was
particularly embarrassing for the government because it followed several
similar incidents at the world heritage site in the past two years.
There
is growing concern about Italy's ability to protect it from further
deterioration, amid claims that restoration funds have been diverted to
the local Mafia, or Camorra.
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