National day of mourning today in memory of the victims of the flood in Emilia-Romagna.
There are still “20,000 people who cannot return to their homes” after the emergency in Emilia-Romagna. This was stated by the president of the Emilia-Romagna Region, Stefano Bonaccini, guest of Sky Tg24. Bonaccini specified that “fortunately over 15 thousand people have returned to their homes, we were over 36 thousand away from home” after the flood on May 16.
To the president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, “we will ask the government to activate the European solidarity fund that intervenes in the event of disasters, which we asked for in 2012 after the earthquake, when we received over 600 million euros from the European Union European,” he added Bonaccini. “I think the conditions are there to have a few hundred million euros which will be another shot in the arm to deal with this situation”, concluded Bonaccini.
INFECTION RISK
Floodwaters can be contaminated by wastewater from sewage systems or by chemicals and agricultural or industrial wastes with possible health impacts. This was reported by the Municipality of Ravenna, quoting a document from the Ausl Romagna, on the potential dangers and on the rules of conduct that even the volunteers involved in many parts these days in cleaning flooded places must keep, in addition to the advice for cleaning and disinfection.
Among the indications, “always wear boots or sturdy footwear to protect yourself. Avoid slippers and flip flops”, “avoid children playing with mud and water”, “wear gloves when contact is anticipated and take care to wash well hands with soap and running water at the end”, “clothes contaminated by mud and sewage should be washed in hot water”.
Source: Ansa
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