There are no words to describe the conditions of the Aversa cemetery where the smell of death remains permeating everywhere, a short distance from the entrance and toilets.
This is the scene that the candidate for mayor of Aversa, Eugenia d’Angelo, found before her eyes.
A theme, that of the cemetery, also addressed in the discussion with the other mayoral candidates of Aversa in Citofonare Montone organized by LaRamp And RadioPiù.
The container installed by Tekra is full and where wooden coffins, metal boxes containing the mortal remains as well as gravestones, candles and destroyed glass have been piled up.
On the open coffins are the remains of cloths and rags that are still damp and from which comes an acrid smell that contributes to generating the impression of a unique squalor for a place that should be sacred.
The situation does not improve when entering the cemetery area: deposits of earth and rubble have accumulated between the chapels and on the perimeter walls, while the internal lighting is still temporary and precarious with suspended cables and unsafe wooden poles to hold them up.
“Maintenance remains a chimera, left to the good will of the managers (when they are not busy receiving entrepreneurs with bribes) or the prefectural commissioner,” says mayoral candidate D’Angelo.
Finally, the graves of stillborn babies and children who disappeared at a young age are practically inaccessible due to the tall grass and crosses, gravestones and stuffed animals placed by heartbroken family members are barely visible.
“All this – claims Eugenia D’Angelo, candidate for mayor of the Basilisk movement – is unseemly in a civilized country, where care and respect for the deceased should be a priority”.
“Instead, as in the rest of the city, even in the cemetery what reigns is neglect and degradation which transforms it into a factory of death. My commitment and that of the Basilisk is to bring decorum back to Aversa while also restoring serenity to our dead and their families who have the right to access a clean and tidy cemetery”, concludes D’Angelo.
