Given the imminent arrival of another storm, the Municipality of Ravenna has ordered the evacuation of the towns of Piangipane and Santerno.
The death toll from the floods in northwestern Italy has risen to 14 after the discovery of the lifeless body of an 84-year-old man in recent hours in the town of Faenza, in Emila-Romagna, the region most affected by torrential rain. is raining.
Faced with the imminent arrival of another storm, the municipality of Ravenna has given the order evacuation of places from Piangipane and Santerno. The municipality of Conselice has also been partially evacuated, the emergency services have confirmed La Republic.
The Italian meteorological service expects heavy showers this weekend in the north, in the center — especially in the Apennines — and possible additional storms in the south, especially in Calabria, Sicily and Sardinia.
The Minister of the Environment, Gilberto Pichetto Fratin, announced in a radio interview that next Tuesday the executive branch will issue the statement of disaster state for Emilia Romagna and for the northern part of Marche. The government promises to ease problems such as mortgage payments and taxes for the victims after announcing initial emergency aid in these two days.
Emilia Romagna president Stefano Bonaccini has thanked the RAI chain for the already announced 30 million, but has suggested they fall short: “Here we are talking about billions of euros in damages.”
Source: EITB
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