Bad weather, the Council of Ministers decides on a state of emergency for Emilia-Romagna and Marche –

The Meloni government has declared a state of emergency for the Emilia-Romagna and Marche regions after the severe weather and floods of the past few days. 20 million euros have been allocated to deal with the first urgent interventions. The Council of Ministers met on Saturday 21 September 2024, at 11:09, at Palazzo Chigi, under the presidency of the Minister for Civil Protection and Marine Policies Nello Musumeci. Secretary, Undersecretary to the Presidency of the Council Alfredo Mantovano.

The Council of Ministers, on the proposal of the Minister for Civil Protection and Marine Policies Nello Musumeci, has resolved:

the declaration of a state of emergency as a result of the exceptional meteorological events that occurred, starting from 17 September 2024, in the provinces of Reggio Emilia, Modena, Bologna, Ferrara, Ravenna, Forlì-Cesena and Rimini. In order to guarantee the most urgent and priority measures and interventions for relief and assistance to the population affected by the event and to restore the functionality of public services and strategic network infrastructures (letters a) and b) of paragraph 2, of article 25, of legislative decree 2 January 2018, n. 1), 20 million euros have been allocated, from the National Emergency Fund;

the declaration of a state of emergency as a result of the exceptional meteorological events that occurred, starting from 18 September 2024, in the coastal area of ​​the Marche Region. In order to guarantee the most urgent and priority measures and interventions for relief and assistance to the population affected by the event and to restore the functionality of public services and strategic network infrastructures (letters a) and b) of paragraph 2, of article 25, of legislative decree 2 January 2018, n. 1), 4 million euros have been allocated, from the National Emergency Fund.

The lightning Council of Ministers ended at 11.18 am.