FILE PHOTO: Main metro station remains closed at the central Piazza della Repubblica after six months bringing a slump in the number of visitors to the once-busy shopping area, in Rome, Italy April 15, 2019. REUTERS/Yara Nardi.
ROME (Reuters) - The three metro stops serving the heart of Rome are shut because of decrepit escalators, a new blow to a city already struggling with a garbage crisis, potholed roads and tumbling trees.
The problem first emerged last October when an escalator collapsed in Repubblica station, injuring 24 people. Most locals expected the stop to re-open within days. Six months later, it remains closed. And this past month, worries about escalators closed two more city-centre stations.
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