Floods hit Calabria, Italy…and demands to declare a state of emergency
You requested a Italy declares a new national state of emergency after days of heavy rain throughout the country, causing A state of emergency was declared last month in Calabria, located in the southern part of Italy, and on the islands of Sicily and Sardinia after the storm caused "Harry" Widespread destruction to coastal roads and homes.
Bad weather
Regional official Roberto Occuto said in a statement that in the past 48 hours, Calabria has faced… "Violent winds, rainstorms, tidal storms, and a wave of bad weather caused landslides, floods, rising river levels, and dam collapses in various areas of our region.".
He added that the agricultural, livestock and fishing sectors in the region "It was severely damaged by the violent wave that destroyed the countryside, crops and rural infrastructure" But he indicated that no victims or missing persons had been recorded.
Weather Conditions
The Radio and Television Corporation published "opinion" On Saturday, pictures of streets and agricultural land flooded with brown water while people waited on balconies for the floods to recede.
Firefighters said that they carried out about two thousand interventions during the past 72 hours in Calabria, Sardinia and Sicily related to the bad weather conditions.
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