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The pipeline carrying drinking water from mainland Italy to the island of Capri near the southern city of Naples has been repaired, and tourists can once again visit the popular destination, Capri Mayor Paolo Falco reported on Sunday. Falco lifted a restriction on tourists travelling to the island after water started flowing through the pipeline overnight on Saturday. Supply was disrupted on Saturday as a result of an air pocket in the pipeline. Falco ordered that only permanent residents were to be allowed to travel across the Gulf of Naples to the island, as Capri lacked sufficient water sto…