| Sardinia hit by deadly cyclone and flooding | |
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| Pinkulilly | Nov 19 2013, 12:57 PM Post #11 |
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The Cyclone Cleopatra seen from the Meteosat![]()
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| caesium | Nov 19 2013, 02:47 PM Post #12 |
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Italy declares state of emergency in Sardinia after deadly cyclone ROME, Nov 19 (Reuters) - At least 17 people have been killed in flooding and hundreds made homeless after a cylone swept over the Mediterranean island of Sardinia, Italian authorities said on Tuesday. The government declared a state of emergency after Cyclone Cleopatra dropped 450mm of rain in an hour and a half overnight, causing rivers to burst their banks, sweeping away cars and flooding homes across the island. "This is a national tragedy," Prime Minister Enrico Letta said. The declaration of a state of emergency will allow resources to be freed up more quickly to reach devastated areas, with swathes of the island under muddy flood waters that covered cars and swamped houses. The government also set aside 20 million euros ($27 million) in immediate emergency funds to help the rescue and clean-up work. The mayor of Olbia, the northeastern Sardinian town among the worst-affected areas, said the sudden flooding had burst "like a bomb" with the same amount of water falling in 90 minutes as falls in the city of Milan in six months. Mayor Gianni Giovannelli said houses across the area had been left half-submerged by the floods and rescuers were still searching for possible victims. "We've just found a dead child we had been searching all night for," he told SkyTG24 television. Beyond the immediate casualties, the disaster raised questions about how well prepared Italy's cash-strapped local governments, under increasing financial pressure after more than two years or recession, are to deal with sudden emergencies. "We're facing an exceptional event here which has put our system of territorial planning and management into crisis," said Antonello Frau, deputy head of the island's geological service. "We really have to assess how we manage these situations, which are becoming more frequent." RED CROSS Flooding and landslides have been common in Italy, dominated in many areas by rugged mountain ranges. However Legambiente, Italy's main environmental group, said the disaster showed there was an urgent need to step up measures to handle floods and other disasters, a call backed by the national geological council. It said more than 6 million Italians faced a potential risk from flooding but it said the risk had been made worse by reckless building, particularly in coastal areas. "This is not just the fault of climate change," the association's president, Gian Vito Graziano, said in a statement. The Red Cross said hundreds of people had been forced out of their homes and into temporary shelters set up in sports halls and other centres. Several bridges were swept away in Olbia and in the region near the central town of Nuoro. "The situation is tragic," regional governor Ugo Cappellacci told SkyTG24 television. "The hotels in Olbia are full of people who have had to escape, but there are thousands who have damage to their homes." |
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| caesium | Nov 19 2013, 03:27 PM Post #13 |
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| Pearl | Nov 19 2013, 05:48 PM Post #14 |
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That's tragedy. The number of the deads rose to 18, displaced people are about 3,000 (they are accomodated in private homes, hotels, and infrastructures such as public gyms for the night). |
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| Pinkulilly | Nov 19 2013, 05:55 PM Post #15 |
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Brussels, 19 November 2013 Message from José Manuel Barroso, President of the European Commission, following the flooding in Sardinia I was deeply shocked to learn today of the devastation and the loss of life due to the flooding caused by Cyclone Cleopatra. This is a tragic blow to the people of this beautiful island and community. On behalf of the European Commission, I would like to express my condolences to the families of the victims and express our solidarity with the Italian authorities and the people of Sardinia. |
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| Angioy | Nov 19 2013, 06:46 PM Post #16 |
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Is there still anyone who deny the existence of global warming? |
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| caesium | Nov 19 2013, 09:46 PM Post #17 |
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| Babborcu | Nov 20 2013, 08:38 AM Post #18 |
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| Babborcu | Nov 20 2013, 08:41 AM Post #19 |
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| Babborcu | Nov 20 2013, 08:51 AM Post #20 |
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The victims are 17, not 18 as said yesterday.
Edited by Babborcu, Nov 20 2013, 08:51 AM.
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