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Lombardy will ask the government for
a state of emergency in relation to the extreme bad weather that
is pummelling the region, regional Security and Civil Protection
councillor Romano La Russa said Tuesday.
"Yesterday we made an initial count and the damage already
amounted to 50 million euros. Today it exceeds 100 million euros
and I believe we will be forced to see this figure rise," La
Russa told the regional council.
For this reason, he said "with governor Attilio Fontana, we will
ask the government for a state of emergency by the end of
today".
Also on Tuesday, Friuli Venezia Giulia Governor Massimiliano
Fedriga announced a state of emergency in the northeast region,
which he said had been "strongly affected" by the extreme
weather.
"Just think of Mortegliano, where the rest home for the elderly
is being evacuated, or the private properties that have been
dramatically damaged, not to mention agriculture. We have never
seen such an event," said Fedriga, adding that the region would
"intervene to provide rapid and efficient responses".
We are drafting a 50 million euro amendment," he added.
Photo: Lombardy Regional Governor Attilio Fontana.
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