Faenza, 15 June 2024 – Il world of Protection c the vile gathered today at Faenzato the PalaCattanifor the day of institutional commemoration of the flood on May 16, 2023. The buildingfull of uniforms of all the Italian armed forces and those of the gods volunteers of the Civil Protection, first paid a minute’s silence in honor of the seventeen victims of the disaster. On stage, the men of the institutions, face to face with the people with whom they collaborated for days, nights and even days during the drama of eleven months ago, often could not hold back their emotion. Both the regional vice president’s voices cracked at the microphone Irene Priolo than that of the president Stefano Bonaccini – about to set sail for the European Parliament – as well as that of the prefect Castrese De Rosa. Romagna is wounded but not defeated, the mayors of Ravenna, Faenza and Cesena reiterated. L’animus pugnandi of those who live in these lands is very clear in the voices of Michele de Pascale – “The drama of the families who have lost their homes is still here, and asks to be resolved” – by Massimo Isolawhich reiterates how “nobody here asks for charity, but rather for the constitutional respect that is due to these citizens”, and of Enzo Lattuca: “We will not allow our gratitude to grow old, just as we will not let anyone lose their memory about the promises they made.”
100% refund of the damage inflicted by the flood it is the figure that stands out virtually throughout the audience: as it is repeated from voice to voice, even among the usually inscrutable faces of the men in uniform you can notice nods of agreement. All the Italian armed forces are in the room: Army, Air Force, Navy, Carabinieri, Guardia di Finanza, Police, Fire Brigade, all committed to saving lives in the longest night that Romagna can remember. Closing the series of speeches, moderated by the journalist from Resto del Carlino Marco BilancioniI’m very Irene Priolo And Stefano Bonaccini. “We will not stop until the reconstruction is finished”, promises the councilor. The president, in his farewell speech, promises that “I will always be there for the people of Romagna, I am at your side. I have lived ten difficult but also fortunate years, due to the level of people I have met. Those who are on the citizens’ side should know that will have our full collaboration.”
