The nightmare of bad weather is not a thing of the past. One year after the dramatic flood, theEmilia Romagna it’s still full stop. In the past few hours, rain has hit the region, in particular from the province of Piacenza and up to Forlì. Hail and showers literally attacked the Ravenna area, with negative consequences reported in particular between Lugo, Cotignola and Bagnacavallo. According to Confagricoltura, hundreds of farms were damaged by the rainfall. Unfortunately, a film we have already seen, even if this time the outcome is even more bitter.
The return of Emilia-Romagna underwater in fact, it appears like a hoax that nails the Region and the basin authorities to their responsibilities as implementing bodies for the cleaning and maintenance of the riverbeds. Despite the commissioner structure having put 400 million available to local institutions, today – according to what citizens report – the territory finds itself in the same conditions as twelve months ago. That is, exposed to the consequences of atmospheric phenomena, in this case not as extreme as in the past.
In particular, the Deputy Minister for Infrastructure complains about poor management of prevention in the area, Galeazzo Bignami. “Last week we had, together with Minister Lollobrigida, a meeting in Forlì with the agricultural associations. And they all expressed satisfaction with the executive’s measures, but they also highlighted delays in securing the territory which is the responsibility of the Region and the basin authorities“, explains the government representative a ilGiornale.it.
“In the past few hours – explains Bignami again – intense rain, but not of an epochal scale, flooded some places that had already gone under water a year ago. Citizens tell us that the sewer system and water pipes are still clogged from that time, but the government has already allocated money for the repairs. maintenance“. Thus, the deputy minister prods the regional authorities in the face of yet another inconvenience recorded in an area in which the issue of hydrogeological instability has been discussed for years. But without any resolution measures being implemented.
Hence, the more political evaluations that are part of the heated dialectic between the Region and the government. “The Emilia-Romagna Region is effectively without a leader“, stings Bignami. And again, the jab at the governor Stefano Bonaccini: “He aspired to be appointed commissioner for reconstruction, now he’s thinking about the European elections. He put his legitimate ambitions before the 2012 earthquake, which is still an open front, and the flood“.
On the other hand, the deputy minister underlines and claims the government’s commitment, thus indirectly responding to those on the left who accuse Giorgia Meloni and the executive of having forgotten Emilia-Romagna. “We put two and a half billion on public reconstruction and two on private reconstruction“.
Just yesterday, the same Fdi representative had announced that next week the provision will be issued, ready to be translated into an ordinance, which gives the OK to compensation for movable property for flood victims.
