Meloni to return early from G7 due to deadly
floods in Italy
Italy’s worst flooding in a century has left at least
14 people dead.
BY ASHLEIGH
FURLONG
MAY 20,
2023 3:37 PM CET
Italian
Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni is returning early from the G7 summit in
Hiroshima, Japan, as her country battles floods that have killed at least 14
people.
The worst
floods in 100 years in Italy have seen cities and towns in the the northern and
eastern regions of Emilia Romagna and Le Marche submerged after around six
months’ worth of rain fell in 48 hours. The devastation has precipitated
Meloni’s early departure from the G7, Italian news agency ANSA and other media
reported on Saturday.
Italy’s
Council of Ministers is set to meet Tuesday to discuss “the first urgent
measures” to address the floods. In a tweet on Saturday, Meloni thanked the
other leaders at the summit, saying that their closeness “is a tangible sign of
our cohesion in difficult times.” Photographs captured Meloni showing her
counterparts at the summit images of the floods.
The floods
have also opened questions about why billions of euros allocated for structural
works to counter hydrogeological instability have never been used.
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