Ad Ischia It is again weather alert. The death toll for now is 11 people (a 31-year-old woman is still missing from the appeal) while it was triggered the evacuation plan from the red zone. The drama of Casamicciola had space in the last meeting of Cabinet. With the Ischia decree the government has allocated another 10 million euros to manage the emergency. Meanwhile, John Legnini, former Commissioner for the reconstruction of Amatrice, has been appointed Delegate Commissioner for Ischia. He will have the collaboration of the Campania Region, of the 6 Municipalities of the island and of the metropolitan city. He will have to insure the coordination of interventions in this first emergency phase, remove risk situations and secure the areas affected by the dramatic events of 26 November.
Ischia Decree: The government allocates new funds and appoints Legnini as Commissioner
In the meantime, around 1300 people are being evacuated to hotels and facilities in areas less exposed to risks. The government, through the Civil Protection, has also decided to assign a contribution for autonomous accommodation to those who have had their main, habitual and continuous residence destroyed in whole or in part. Since the day of the flood, several people have found hospitality with friends or relatives, rather than going to one of the hotels made available. The Head of the Civil Defense Fabrizio Curcio inorder of appointment of Legnini he precised compensation for those who have lost their homes. In the case of a single person, the contribution is 400 euros per month. For families made up of two, three, four, five or more people, the contribution is respectively 500, 700, 800 and 900 euros per month. In the event that there are people over 65 years of age in the family unit, or handicapped or disabled people with a disability percentage of no less than 67%, an additional contribution of 200 euros per month is granted for each person.
The verification on the territory revealed 191 critical issues
On the operational level, the buildings are controlled with an intense activity of the Fire Brigade, arrived at Ischia from different parts of Italy. So far, 272 buildings have been checked out of a total of 950 housing units: 45 structures have been found to be damaged and unusable, 56 structures usable but exposed to external risk, 162 are not in danger. Trying to remedy the delays and the omissions of those who for years have failed to protect people and the territory. The conditions for doing so were all there. The Minister for Civil Protection and Marine Policies, In the Musumeci speaking to the Chamber, he explained that "191 serious criticalities were detected and contacts were made with the Order of Geologists of Campania to identify professional figures for technical assistance during site inspections". The red zone is defined, but Musumeci also spoke of the illegal phenomenon: "it is a theme that cannot be avoided," he said. In the Senate debate Matteo Renzi he was firm in criticizing the Conte government and the Cinquestelle for the 2018 amnesty. As for the future and actions to prevent other disasters, it was Musumeci himself who admitted the non-approval of the climate plan. A Plan that has been inactive since 2016 and which constitutes a central element of the action of the Civil Protection: "it is the forecasting tool that says which is the most vulnerable territory and which risk could arise". After yet another tragedy certainly can not be postponed.
