In Pozzuoli, families displaced from their homes have appealed directly to the head of state. The civic network "Pozzuoli esiste ancora" delivered a letter addressed to President Sergio Mattarella through Prefect Michele di Bari, asking him to visit the displaced residents and to help facilitate a meeting with Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni.
The message describes numerous families forced to leave their homes and facing uncertainty about when, or whether, they will be able to return. The tone reported from the letter is that of a community deeply affected by the crisis but determined not to abandon the area.
The appeal centers on two requests: a direct show of closeness through a presidential visit, and institutional attention at the national level through a meeting with the prime minister.
A displacement crisis seeking national attention
The letter places the question of displacement at the forefront. Rather than focusing on a single building or street, it presents the situation as one affecting many households across the Pozzuoli area, with the central difficulty being prolonged uncertainty about the future.
That framing matters for readers: the request is not only for assistance in the present, but for a clearer perspective on return and recovery. The available reporting does not establish the exact number of displaced families, how long they have been away from home, or which buildings are affected.
There is also no confirmation in the sources reviewed that the requested visit by Mattarella or the requested meeting with Meloni took place. The documented facts are the delivery of the letter and the content of the appeal itself.
The wider civil-protection context in the Phlegraean Fields
The appeal sits within a broader context of displacement, public-information needs and ongoing civil-protection planning in Pozzuoli.
Italy’s Civil Protection Department has publicly addressed the situation in the Phlegraean Fields red zone through information meetings for residents in Pozzuoli. According to Civil Protection, those meetings have covered volcanic risk, emergency planning, evacuation routes and procedures for moving the population if necessary.
That context helps explain why communication is a central theme of the Pozzuoli letter. For residents living inside a defined risk and planning area, official information about risk, plans and routes is part of daily life, not an abstract procedure. The civic network’s initiative reflects the same need from the community side: to be seen, heard and kept informed.
What remains unclear
Readers should keep three limits in mind when following this story. First, the retrieved material does not specify the exact earthquake date connected to these displacements. Second, it does not provide verified figures on the number of households involved. Third, it does not record any official response to the two requests contained in the letter.
What is established is simpler and still significant: a Pozzuoli civic network spoke on behalf of displaced families, asked the president to come and see their situation, and asked for help opening a dialogue with the national government.