US EditionItaly's Calabria Seeks State of Emergency Amid Flooding
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Heavy storms hit southern Italy on Saturday. 500 people were evacuated in Calabria after a river overflowed. The fire brigade was in permanent use due to landslides and floods. In the municipality of Cassano allo Ionio, water masses penetrated numerous homes and surrounding areas, causing power outages and considerable traffic problems. "Enormous damage"The president of the Calabria region, Roberto Occhiuto, called an extraordinary cabinet meeti…
Italy's Calabria seeks state of emergency amid flooding
Italy's southern Calabria region has asked that a new national state of emergency be called after days of heavy rains pounding the area caused flooding and mudslides, authorities said Saturday. Italy had already declared a state of emergency last month for Calabria, at the foot of Italy's boot, and the islands of Sicily and Sardinia after Storm Harry wreaked havoc on seaside roads and homes. In the past 48 hours, Calabria has faced a new spate o…
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der Standard DESicily and Sardinia are also heavily affected by rainfall. In Sardinia alone there were around 1,000 fire brigade operations
Floods at the mouth of the Tiber, 50 evacuated to Fiumicino (ANSA)
The president of the Calabria region, Roberto Occhiuto, convened an extraordinary cabinet meeting to request emergency aid from the government in Rome, which aims to loosen up special funds for reconstruction. "We are once again seeing enormous damage. Fortunately, there are neither victims nor missing persons, Occhiuto explained. Over 1000 fire brigade operations in SardiniaIn the past four days, the wind and heavy rainfall have led to over 1,0…
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