Firefighters have intervened on
nearly 7,500 occasions since the start of the flooding and
landslide emergency in the northeastern region of Emilia
Romagna, according to figures released by the fire department on
Thursday.
Of the interventions, 1,480 have been in the province of
Bologna, 3,363 in the province of Ravenna, 2,249 in the province
of Forlì-Cesena, and 391 in the province of Rimini.
There are currently 897 firefighters engaged in rescue
operations using 284 vehicles and other equipment including
small boats, amphibious vehicles, pumps, earth-moving vehicles,
helicopters and drones, the department added.
Meanwhile, Emilia Romagna remained on red alert on Thursday.
Premier Giorgia Meloni and European Commission President Ursula
von der Leyen were due to visit affected areas later in the day.
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