In Italy, due to heavy rainfall, more than 20 rivers overflowed their banks, their levels continue to rise.
23 Italian rivers burst their banks, bad weather claimed 9 lives. 13,000 residents left their homes after a day and a half of rain. In addition, as of the evening of May 18, there were about 280 landslides. On the last night, another evacuation was carried out.
On May 17, a powerful flood swept northern Italy, as a result of which nine people have already died, thousands were evacuated. On the night of May 18, evacuations were announced in cities west of Ravenna. As the BBC notes, many warn that country needs a national climate change response plan. Civil Protection Minister Nello Musumeci stated that Italy receives half of its average annual rainfall in 36 hourscausing rivers to burst their banks, flooding thousands of acres of land.
“Soil that remains dry for long periods of time eventually becomes cemented, drastically limiting its ability to absorb water,” he said.
According to the minister, regional dams have not been built for 40 years, so the country needs a new approach to hydrotechnical construction.
What damage did the flood bring?
How informs Reuters, the flood that killed nine people in the northern region of Emilia-Romagna in Italy, caused billions of euros in damage and hit agriculture particularly hard. Nello Musumeci has asked the government to find 20 million euros for the affected region. The request will be considered on May 23 at the crisis meeting.
On May 17, a powerful flood swept northern Italy. / Photo: Associated Press
Half of the average annual rainfall fell in 36 hours.
No less seriously affected was the city of Rovenna on the Adriatic coast. According to a spokesman for the Italian Ministry of the Interior, 14,000 more people need to be evacuated. In total, the flood affected 37 settlements.
The flood caused billions of euros in damage.
Another 14,000 people need to be evacuated.
The flood affected 37 settlements.
As the Vice President stated Emilia-Romagna Irene Priolo, the rains subside, but River levels are still rising. Due to bad weather more than 400 roads were damaged, the districts were isolated due to the destruction of the railway lines. According to the Agricultural Association Coldiretti, More than 5,000 farms remain underwaterincluding “Fruit Valley”, as well as corn and grain fields.
More than 5,000 farms remain underwater.
Flooding in Italy killed nine people.
Recall that hundreds of people died in the Congo as a result of powerful flooding. Due to heavy rains in the Kalehe region, rivers overflowed their banks.
