There is expectation for today's Council of Ministers on the measures for the flooding of Emilia Romagna. Giorgia Meloni after the visit to the affected areas, he reassured the President of the Region Stefano Bonaccini on the measures to be taken. “On Tuesday I will be in Rome to meet the President Giorgia Meloni at Palazzo Chigi, together with the economic and social representatives of Emilia-Romagna, to illustrate shared proposals with trade unions and business associations,” Bonaccini said last night. Blocking of the collection at the judicial deadlines, restoration of the viability, first interventions for the hydrogeological instability, suspension of the mortgages, payment in installments of the tax burdens, are the main provisions in question. It is not yet clear if and how the Guarantee Fund, another important element, will be activated. There is also talk of the creation of a task force with the appointment of a Commissioner. In this case it would be wise to appoint a local figure to avoid further discussions and reconnaissance with those who are already aware of the critical issues. An initial assessment of the damage indicates agriculture as the most affected sector. Entire farms are still under water with dewatering pumps working incessantly. The houses that can be repopulated slowly are occupied by displaced families. 10 million trees would have to be uprooted and 250 animals should be secured. Rain and landslides, it is said in less agitated moments, were the most damaging events in an area already exposed to serious risks. “Every year there are about a thousand landslides that are activated or reactivated on the national territory and a few hundred main events that cause significant impacts on the population, on inhabited centers and on the road and railway network” they explain to Ispra. The Institute has also been denouncing for some time the absence of legislation on the consumption of soil which is added to sudden weather events. The territory of the Region is divided between mountainous-hilly areas and plains and has had as many as 80.335 landslides in recent years. Government decisions will therefore have to take into consideration that throughout Emilia Romagna the activation or reactivation of landslides is equal to the national average: 20%. Tremendous climatic effects act on such a territory. Now for the damaged areas on the hills, the emergency vehicles are struggling to reach them. There are more than 600 closed or impassable roads and in many cases it is human chains and volunteers who intervene. Just fearing new ones landslides the alert remains red, said the Mayor of Cesena, Enzo Lattuca.
Landslides still scare
The government should approve 20 million euros "to guarantee relief" which, added to other measures, should rise to 100 million in everything. As for the overall economic damage, no one is making an effort not to give rise to a ballet of figures that could be denied when the emergency is over. Meanwhile, "we have made a request to Europe and we hope it will intervene in a similar way to what has been done with respect to other nations that have previously found themselves facing similar critical issues" said the Minister of Agriculture Francesco Lollobrigida. Anxiety and worries about the aftermath of the flood are mounting among companies. The desire to restart is all there, but a lot of goodwill will be needed to resume production in a safer way. You can work serenely in an area that is alone in May it counted 305 landslides “of which 120 particularly important in 58 municipalities »? Ispra's data is analyzed at several levels; they have often been neglected to plan even minimal actions. The fragility of the Region is already found in one map dell'Ispra of 2017. The hydraulic hazard of the entire Po valley is recognized. Even small floods lead to the accumulation of debris that does not help water drainage. The alternation of droughts and major floodsi is to some extent expected. After all, you have to equip yourself to hold back the falling water. Climate change plays in favor of misfortune and all green programs will produce benefits in a few years. This is why, say geologists and scholars, we must work on mitigating the effects of the climate on the ground and be ready to face other alarms. Basically have available organisms plants with resources and means, except to have them and close them due to clumsiness. We repeat: Italy is a vulnerable country, which means to be protected. A verb so far very little declined.
