Record 69 cases of collapse in Italian schools in 12 months

(ANSA) - ROME, SEP 25 - An unprecedented 69 cases of structural collapse or falling plaster in Italian schools were reported between September 2023 and September 2024, citizens' rights association Cittadinanzattiva said Wednesday.
    It was the highest number of incidents on record since monitoring began seven years ago, the organization said.
    Of the total, a reported 28 cases occurred in the South and the Islands, as well as in the North (40.5%), while 13 occurred in the Central regions (19%) and in many cases the incidents had been preceded by visible signs that were underestimated, according to the association.
    The report also noted that a high number of school buildings don't have a certificate of use and occupancy (59.16%) nor of fire prevention (57.68%), among others. (ANSA).