| NAPLES, Italy, July 2 (UPI) -- Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi promised to end the crisis that has allowed 18,000 tons of garbage to pile up in Naples and its surrounding province. SAVE MONEY ON TRAVEL DEALS During a visit to the trash-plagued area, Berlusconi said the government is moving toward a solution and would have the streets cleared within two weeks, Italy's ANSA news agency reports. Berlusconi criticized the area's rubbish collection firm for not working full crews seven days a week and said the city council would intervene to see that it did. He also confirmed that agreements were imminent with other Italian regions to take some of remaining garbage. A new incinerator for Naples is to begin service in January and construction of three additional incinerators are planned for the region. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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