Copper theft hitting Italian rail, electrical grid hard
Some 11,000 robberies in first half of 2013
22 November, 19:57
(ANSA)- Rome, November 22 - Italy's train service, as well
as its electrical grid, are suffering severe economic effects of
copper thieves.
According to government data released Friday, there were
11,000 separate instances of copper theft in Italy, up 12% since
the same period in 2012.
Some 2,000 of those thefts were on Italian rail lines,
while 5,000 were on property belonging to utility provider Enel,
up 80% since 2011.
