Gomorrah's 'home' destroyed by bulldozers

 

 Bulldozers began work Thursday to demolish one of the apartment blocks on the outskirts of Naples, linked to Gomorrah groups of the area. The Bulldozers began working with the ship-like palace, which served as a base for drug sales and was also used during the filming of the famous Gomorrah series.

The palace, built in the 1960s and 1970s, had become a symbol of poverty and violence in Italy's underdeveloped south, and the narrow corridors were the battleground of criminal clans.

"We hope to have a future now, we've always wanted to improve things for our children," says Vincenzo Montagna, who has lived in the area for 40 years. "We want to work here, 80% of us are honest."

To point out the misery of these isolated suburbs, Pope Francis visited the area in 2015, calling on the camorrists to return to love, justice and honesty.

Three of the towers collapsed nearly 20 years ago, with authorities deciding to demolish three more blocks, with the entire area subject to urban regeneration, with parks, schools, and homes for especially low-income families.

But not everyone is happy about this decision. "I'm really sad," says Vittoria Esposito, a teacher. “Children feel like they are losing an old friend. They are aware of the problems, but this seems like a funeral to them."