news6 maggio 2024

Bradyseism in the Phlegraean Fields, a meeting with the citizens of Bacoli

Head of Department Fabrizio Curcio will also attend the meeting

Campi Flegrei

The Municipality of Bacoli, the Campania Region, and the Civil Protection Department will hold a meeting on May 6 at 3:30 p.m. to inform the citizens about the ongoing phenomenon of bradyseism in the volcanic area of the Phlegraean Fields. The meeting will take place at the Parco Borbonico del Fusaro, Sala dell'Ostrichina in Bacoli.

The event, which follows the one held on April 11 in Pozzuoli, is part of the Communication Plan developed by the Campania Region in cooperation with the Department under Decree-Law 140 of October 12. This plan aims to provide the public with the latest information regarding the ongoing crisis of bradyseism and the measures implemented by the Decree-Law.

During the meeting, officials will answer frequently asked questions from citizens regarding the response of the civil protection system, as well as provide scientific perspectives. 

Other than the Mayor of Pozzuoli, who is the host of the event, the Head of the Civil Protection Department, along with Deputy Head, Regional Councillor for Security, Law, and Immigration, Director General of Civil Protection of Campania Region, Prefect of Naples, and Mayor's delegate are attending as representatives of the institutions. From the scientific research bodies, the attendees include the Director of the Ingv Volcanoes Department, the Director of the Ingv-Vesuvius Observatory, the President of the Network of the University Laboratories of Seismic Engineering (Reluis), and the Scientific Director of the PLINIVS Study Center. The coordinator of the Campania Region's civil protection press office will moderate the meeting.