Much of Emilia Romagna remained on
its knees on Monday, with many areas still under water, after
the deadly floods that caused widespread devastation at the
weekend.
At least 3,000 people remain displaced after being evacuated
from their homes, the damage is huge and a 20-year-old young man
lost his life in Pianoro when his car was swept away by the
flood waters.
It is the fourth wave of devastating floods caused by extreme
weather to hit Emilia Romagna in less than a year and a half,
including the May 2023 ones that left 17 people dead and caused
billions of euros of damage.
There has also been flooding in other parts of Italy especially
the provinces of Mantua and Cremona in Lombardy, where the River
Po is under observation, and Sicily and Calabria, where
landslides and fallen trees blocked the SS 280 highway and the
town of Maida was cut off after a river burst its banks.
Scientists say the climate crisis caused by human greenhouse gas
emissions is making extreme weather events such as heatwaves,
droughts, supercharged storms and flooding more frequent and
more intense.
Although there are many sources of the greenhouse gases that are
causing global heating, the main driver is the burning of fossil
fuels such as oil, gas and coal, sales of which generate huge
profits for the world's energy giants.
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED © Copyright ANSA
