However , various events led to tremendous urban decay inside this project and in the surrounding areas . It all started with the 1980 earthquake in Irpinia , which led many families , left homeless , to squat the flats inside the '' Vele '' . Things were made worse by the total lack of police presence , resulting in a deep bundling of the Camorra inside the area , which now controls drug trafficking , illegal street racing , gangs , and fencing operations
1980 earthquake
1980 Irpinia earthquake
Urban decay