Emilia Romagna Governor Stefano
Bonaccini said on Sunday he will ask for a national state of
emergency in response to the latest bout of extreme weather to
hit much of the northern region on Saturday.
In a Facebook post titled 'Bad weather, no peace for Emilia
Romagna', Bonaccini said the regional authorities were "working
on counting the damage, activating the regional state of
emergency and requesting a national state of emergency in order
to intervene as quickly and effectively as possible to fix the
damage and guarantee reimbursements".
On Saturday a whirlwind caused damage to property and injuries
in Ravenna and Ferrara areas, while the other provinces were
battered by strong winds, heavy rain and hailstorms.
The latest bout of extreme weather comes as the region is still
struggling to pick itself up from the flooding and landslide
emergency caused by two waves of torrential rainfall in May,
which left 15 people dead and caused billions of euros of damage
to the local economy.
Photo: damage caused by the whirlwind in the province of Ravenna
on Saturday.
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