F1 turns to help thousands of people affected by floods caused by Storm Minerva in the Emilia Romagna regionwhere the GP of Imolawas canceled on Wednesday after a disaster that left 14 dead, caused flooding in 25 towns and displaced more than 20,000 people. Ferrari announced a few days ago that it will donate one million euros to Emilia Romagna’s Agency for Territorial Security and Civil Protection, the region hit by the typhoon. And now, to that gesture is added the Formula 1 itself, which will give 1 million to the Agency for Territorial Security and Civil Protection of Emilia Romagnain addition to the food that will be given to those attending the Imola GP and can now be distributed to the centers set up to take care of the evacuees.
“I was born and raised in the beautiful lands of Emilia Romagna, a place experiencing some of the saddest moments in its history,” said F1 CEO Stefano Domenicali.born in Imola 58 years ago.
“The situation facing the communities in the region is terrible, but I know that the resistance and passion of the people of the region, like many others throughout Italy, will overcome this crisis,” he added in the statement produced by F1.
“We must do everything we can to help them in these difficult times, and that’s why we are making donations to help rescue efforts at the site. My thoughts, on behalf of the entire F1 community, are with all those affected and we would like to thank the emergency services for their incredible work.”
Source: La Verdad
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