On the morning of 10 October 2026, Roberto Maida chained himself to a protective barrier in Via Cavour in Casoria to call for all families displaced by the Via Cavour collapse to be able to return to their homes.
Maida said he had been able to return to his own home after it became usable again, but believed other families were still unable to go back. His protest concerned the continuing housing emergency that followed the collapse and evacuation of buildings in Via Cavour.
The protest ended after technicians working on the site promised a meeting with the municipality on Monday.
A displacement that has lasted beyond the collapse
Earlier reporting identified 98 displaced people and buildings at Via Cavour civic numbers 60 and 74. The figures give a measure of the scale of the emergency: the protest on 10 October was not about a single household, but about a group of residents displaced from the same street.
How many families were still unable to return home on the day of the protest is not specified in the available sources.
Why the site is still under technical investigation
The area has remained subject to technical investigation involving the ground or cavity beneath the collapsed structure. A joint inspection of the cavity beneath the affected area was planned, while the site remained under seizure.
Reporting on the aftermath described a cavity approximately 25 metres deep beneath the collapse area, with water flowing through a tuff cavity and a possible hydrogeological contribution to the damage. Those technical explanations were presented as concerns under investigation, not as established conclusions.
What remains unresolved
The definitive cause of the collapse and responsibility for the damage remain unresolved. The sources do not document the outcome of the promised meeting between the technical company and the municipality, and they do not establish a timetable for the return of every displaced household.
For residents of Via Cavour, Casoria, the protest underlines the central unresolved question: when, and under what safety conditions, all the evacuated families will be able to return home.
