Emilia-Romagna~, one of Italy’s most significant agricultural districts, had six months’ worth of rain in just 36 hours. Two persons were murdered by severe storms that slammed the area just two weeks ago. A drought that had dried out the land and decreased its ability to absorb water came before the floods. The most recent rains resulted in more than 305 landslides, which then damaged or blocked 500 roadways.
The number of weather-related catastrophes has increased in Italy, a nation thought to be particularly sensitive to the climate problem.The residents of the region received a warning 24 hours prior to the storms, according to Cesena mayor Enzo Lattuca. However, he had a hard time persuading some individuals to leave their homes, especially those who lived in hillside hamlets.
One of Italy’s most significant agricultural districts, Emilia-Romagna, had six months’ worth of rain in just 36 hours. Two persons were murdered by severe storms that slammed the area just two weeks ago. A drought that had dried out the land and decreased its ability to absorb water came before the floods. The most recent rains resulted in more than 305 landslides, which then damaged or blocked 500 roadways.
The number of weather-related catastrophes has increased in Italy, a nation thought to be particularly sensitive to the climate problem. The residents of the region received a warning 24 hours prior to the storms, according to Cesena mayor Enzo Lattuca. However, he had a hard time persuading some individuals to leave their homes, especially those who lived in hillside hamlets.
Marinella Maraldi, one of her neighbors who perished, had her body swept 12 miles (19 km) down the Savio River before it was discovered near Cesenatico, a beach on the Adriatic coast. As they purportedly attempted to save their farm animals, Maraldi’s husband, Sauro Manuzzi, also passed away, leaving behind their only daughter. “Marinella and I gave birth around the same time,” proclaimed Casadei. “They made a great couple. There are some people here who are almost 100 years old, and they claim they have never witnessed anything like this devastating flooding before.
The majority of individuals who are still without housing have been housed by family or friends, while others are sleeping in motels or transitional housing. Rescuers are working tirelessly to clear the streets of mud and debris or supply food and clothing to people living in shelters and remote places.
They have been joined by thousands of volunteers, many of them are young people who traveled from all over Italy. As volunteers formed a human chain to remove buckets of flood water from an apartment building, mountains of furniture lined a roadway in Ronta.
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