Tourists who visited the Colosseum were alarmed by the invasion of stray rodents. Credit: Reuters
Rome officials say they will be taking emergency action next week to control rats after videos of rodents roaming the park and around the Colosseum went viral on social media.In short videos posted online, rats could be seen running through piles of plastic bottles, food waste and other rubbish left behind by tourists visiting ancient Roman sites during this week's heat wave.
Tourists sitting in Feet away from the spectacle, they didn't hesitate to film rodents battling for prey in the shadow of an ancient amphitheater that once hosted gladiator fights between humans and beasts.
Politicians on the right were quick to try to blame the Democratic Mayor for the capital's decline countries.
“Rome has become an open dump full of garbage of all types,” complained David Bordoni, a member of Rome's city council and leader of the Right League party in the capital.
Disinsect measures
City sanitation workers quickly dispatched teams with large shovels . remove excess debris littering the Domus Aurea and Colle Oppio green spaces around the Colosseum, and announced that special pest control measures aimed at reducing rodent colonies will begin on Monday.
“The heat of these days and the difficult weather The influx of tourists led to a huge amount of garbage left around the amphitheater, especially in the green spaces and in the shade under the trees,” said Sabrina Alfonsi, Rome’s environmental adviser, who is pushing for the construction of new waste recycling plants. .
Official officials have said additional traps will be set up and measures taken to disinfest sewers and rat holes.
An estimated seven million rodents live in the Italian capital. about two and a half per inhabitant.
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