(ANSA) - ROME, DEC 29 - Italy has been "overwhelmed" by extreme weather events in recent years, environmental group Legambiente said in a report looking back as far as 2010 on Wednesday.
Since that year, it said, Italy has registered 1,181 extreme weather phenomena with 264 deaths and significant damage in 647 towns and cities, 8% of the total comuni in Italy.
Over 27,000 people were evacuated due to flooding and landslides between 2016 and 2020.
In 2021 alone there have been 187 extreme weather events with huge damage and nine victims.
Sicily, Lombardy, Lazio, Campania, Veneto and Sardinia were the worst affected regions, while the most badly hit cities were Roma, Naples, Catania, Palermo and Milan. (ANSA).
Italy 'overwhelmed' by extreme weather events
1,181 events since 2010 with 264 deaths says Legambiente