
In late November, 12 people, including several children, died in a landslide on the island of Ischia.Ī report in 2021 by Ispra, the Italian government’s environment agency, said 7,423 municipalities (93.4% of the total) across the country were at risk of landslides, floods and coastal erosion. In 2022, the hottest year on record in Italy, 310 extreme weather events were registered, causing the deaths of 29 people, according to Legambiente, an environmental group. Emilia-Romagna and parts of Marche were also affected by severe flooding in early May in which two people died. Weather-related disasters have been on the rise in Italy, a country deemed particularly vulnerable to climate change. I pray for the victims and their families.” “The rescue forces and volunteers are heroes. “From those evacuated to the agricultural companies that have lost entire harvests,” he added.

The deputy prime minister, Antonio Tajani, said the government would “do everything to help the population hit by the flooding in Emilia-Romagna”. In a post on social media, the Italian prime minister, Giorgia Meloni, expressed her “total closeness to the affected population”, adding that the government was closely monitoring the situation.

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