Meloni to tap Curcio as flood czar

(ANSA) - ROME, DEC 31 - Premier Giorgia Meloni said Tuesday she would tap former civil protection chief Fabrizio Curcio as extraordinary commissioner for the reconstruction of areas hit by floods in Emilia-Romagna, Tuscany and Marche, replacing army general Francesco Paolo Figliuolo who has stepped down, her office at Palazzo Chigi said.
    It said she had discussed the nomination with the regions concerned, President Sergio Mattarella, and Civil Protection Minister Nello Musumeci.
    Curcio, 58, has served three terms as national civil protection chief, the last ending this past July when he became a top economy ministry official. (ANSA).