There's a new rat emergency in the Santo Stefano area of Quartu. The interventions carried out some time ago weren't enough. Between Via Boito and Via Palestrina, large rats are scampering through the courtyards of homes, even climbing up windows, forcing residents to keep everything closed . Yet the problem seemed solved. Not only had the Pro Service technicians commissioned by the Metropolitan City carried out rodent control operations, but they had also completed cleanup operations inside the former nursery on Via Boito, abandoned for years and a breeding ground for rodents that had nested there. Preliminary work is underway for the construction of the police station.
Instead, everything is back to normal. The leader of the Brothers of Italy party, Michele Pisano, also denounced the situation, saying : "The rats are in the streets, on the walls, and in the surrounding areas. Residents are reporting them daily, which is why we are asking the administration to forward a new request to the relevant body for immediate rodent control in the areas of Via Boito and Via Palestrina." For days, "we have been receiving reports from residents and business owners on Via Boito, Via Palestrina, and surrounding streets regarding the presence of rats, which are likely escaping because of the noise from construction work at the former nursery, which the Ministry is starting to build to provide for the new police station. The situation has become unbearable. Residents are reporting sightings even in broad daylight. The construction work, with its strong vibrations, may have dislodged their burrows, forcing the rodents to emerge and move toward homes. It's no longer just a matter of decorum, but of hygiene and public health, and with summer temperatures, the situation could quickly escalate."
