Safety at Italy public and private swimming pools will be boosted after the latest tragedy in which an 11-year-old girl died after being sucked into a drain at a beach-club pool on the Ligurian Riveria, Civil Protection Minister Nello Musumeci said Friday.
“The death of Alice, the 11-year-old girl sucked into the drain of a swimming pool in Sestri Levante, highlights the urgent need to make public and private swimming pools in Italy safe, without any ifs or buts.” he said.
“In the last three months, five minors have died in swimming pools.
“Strict discipline is needed, but also greater caution is needed in not leaving children alone in the water.
“The Meloni government’s bill, aimed at this goal, will be approved by the relevant committee within the month, and we will do everything possible to schedule it urgently.” Musumeci signed the bill together with the Minister of Health, Orazio Schillaci.