Disaster prevention is a key goal of
Italy's massive EU-funded post-COVID National Recovery and
Resilience Plan, a European Commission spokesman said Friday.
"Reducing hydrogeological risks is a key objective of Italy's
recovery and resilience plan, which is particularly important
considering the frequency and the very significant human and
economic damage of the flood-related disasters that have hit the
country", aid the spokesperson, referring to the 6 billion
euros' worth of anti-disaster projects in the NRRP, outlined by
Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.
"The plan will mobilise resources to restore damaged buildings
and infrastructure and will seek to reduce the number of people
affected by the hydrogeological risk by at least 1.5 million,"
he added.
Disastrous floods in Emilia-Romagna killed 15 people and wrought
billions of euros in damage to property and crops last week.
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