Some eight children have died
from cancer in the last 20 days because they lived in the
so-called Terra dei Fuochi (Land of Fires) in the area between
Naples and Caserta in the southern Campania region that has been
dogged with mafia-related waste fires over the last few years,
victims' mothers said on Monday.
The children were aged between seven months and 11 years.
"These children will never rest in peace. For them there is no
justice," the mothers said.
Last year former premier Matteo Renzi pledged to clean up the
Land of Fires, where the local Camorra has deeply infiltrated
the rubbish collection industry.
Its illegal dumps and uncontrolled burning of waste and other
toxic materials have been blamed for unusually high levels of
cancer and other diseases linked to pollution.
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