Prime Minister of Italy Georgia Meloni returned earlier than planned from the G7 meeting in Japan and is currently visiting areas affected by deadly wave of bad weatherin the Emilia-Romagna region.

On Tuesday, the Cabinet of Ministers will meet in Rome to approve emergency measures to support victims. According to the latest data, fifteen people have died, and to date, more than thirty-six thousand people have been forced to leave their homes due to natural disasters. The material damage is estimated at five billion euros, but this amount is likely to increase.

“Finally, the sun came out, the situation began to improve. Most of the city of Cesena, for example, tomorrow, I hope, will be cleared of dirt, ”said the governor of the Emilia-Romagna region, Stefano Bonacini, of the radio network Rtl 102.5. However, according to experts, throughout the region, the risk of new landslides remains very high.

For the moment, finally, the competent authorities have decided to extend the state of maximum alert until tomorrow, although, according to meteorological forecasts, only light rains are expected in most of Bologna in the next few hours.

Source: RES-IPE