Already cleaned up the Scala dei Turchi daubed yesterday. Technicians and volunteers at work

The Scala dei Turchi, the stunning white cliff on the coast of southern Sicily, in the municipality of Realmonte (Agrigento), which was daubed with red plaster dust by unknown persons yesterday, has already been cleaned up. At work today were a group of technicians from the Agrigento Superintendency and the municipality of Realmonte, assisted by volunteers who offered their help to fix the white marl of the Scala dei Turchi: after the cleaning operations, which lasted all day and were carried out under the instructions of the technicians, the Scala dei Turchi is back clean. According to the mayor of Realmonte, Sabrina Lattuca, the Scala dei Turchi would not suffer permanent damage.

“The Sicilian Region,” said the president of the Region, Nello Musumeci, “immediately took action, together with the municipality, with its structures in the area, to secure and clean up the damaged area in a place of rare beauty, after yesterday’s vile act of vandalism. From the Superintendency and the Civil Defense of Agrigento I am receiving reassuring messages about the restoration of the cliff. The red material spilled can be traced to powdered iron oxide, and this fortunately did not pose a major risk. Technicians from the municipality of Realmonte, two officials from our Superintendency and numerous volunteers went to the site early in the morning and are sucking up the dust, then cleaning up the area with the help of a pressure washer.” Musumeci then thanked everyone “for the generous act of civic-mindedness and scrupulous responsibility shown.”

“Cleaning up the Scala dei Turchi is a beautiful page of Sicilian ’best youth,’” said Agrigento’s chief prosecutor, Luigi Patronaggio. The Agrigento prosecutor’s office has already opened a file against unknown persons for damage to property having landscape value. Investigators are now sifting through the material collected to trace the authors of the reckless act.

In the photo: the Scala dei Turchi after cleaning operations

Already cleaned up the Scala dei Turchi daubed yesterday. Technicians and volunteers at work

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