Capri is famed for its white villas, cove-studded coastline and upscale
hotels.
The Italian island of
Capri lifted a ban on tourists Saturday 22 June after problems with the water
supply to the holiday hotspot were resolved.
The ban was announced
early Saturday, forcing several morning ferries on their way to the island from
Naples and Sorrento in southern Italy to return to port. In justifying the ban,
Falco warned of "a real emergency" and said that while there was
still water on most of the island on Friday, local tanks early Saturday were
"running out".
"The emergency would be worsened by the
arrival of the thousands of tourists who arrive on Capri daily," he said.
Locals, not targeted
by the ban, were permitted to collect up to 25 litres (6.6 gallons) of drinking
water per household from a supply tanker. Capri, in the Bay of Naples, is famed
for its white villas, cove-studded coastline and upscale hotels. It has around 13,000 permanent residents
but attracts huge numbers of day-trippers in summer months.