Thousands of keen island-hoppers had to remain on Italian mainland as the mayor of one of the country's most popular islands, Capri, temporarily banned tourists.
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00:00The mayor of the Italian island of Capri has banned tourists after a faulty pipe deprived
00:08some of the city of water. Mayor Paolo Falco said essential services would not be guaranteed
00:14to the thousands of tourists visiting Capri daily, forcing him to temporarily ban ferry
00:20ticket sales on Saturday. A failure in the mainland's water system led to the crisis.
00:26Tankers are expected to reach the Bay of Naples island soon and deliver households 25 litres
00:32of water each.