The death of Michele Salerno left the community of Sturno astonished, saddened and immersed in a profound silence. After ten days of fighting the wounds suffered in the explosion that occurred in his home on March 17, the young man died last night at the Cardarelli hospital in Naples, where he was urgently transferred due to severe burns covering more than 60 percent. of his body. The mayor of Sturno, Vito Di Leo, expressed the community’s pain at the loss of Michele, describing the tragedy as a cruel fate that took away a young man in his prime. The closeness to the family is shown in this moment of extreme pain, as the community prepares to say its final farewell to the missing young man.
The news of Michele’s death hit the small Irpinia community hard, bringing pain to every family. The mayor said he received the tragic communication last night and asked for silence and prayers for the young man and his family. From the first medical bulletins, the seriousness of his condition had emerged, compromised by extensive and deep wounds.
Despite the efforts of the Cardarelli doctors, Michele’s clinical situation had become desperate, leaving little hope of survival. His death represents a devastating loss for his family, for the community of Sturno and for all those who knew him.
