(ANSA) – ROME, JAN 22 – The storms brought to southern Italy this week by Cyclone Harry have caused around 740 million euros in damage in Sicily alone, according to an initial estimate, Sicilian Governor Renato Schifani said on Thursday.
Schifani said his executive had met to approve a measure to put to the regional assembly declaring a state of emergency and approving an initial allocation of 70 million euros to start addressing the consequences of the wave of extreme weather.
Sicily, Sardinia and Calabria were hit especially hard by violent winds, torrential rain and storm surges.a aggiunto.The overall estimate of the damage caused by Cyclone Harry in Sicily exceeds one billion euro. IIn just two days, the bad weather has devastated infrastructure, roads, marinas, bathing establishments, production activities and accommodation facilities, especially along the Ionian coastline and in the area overlooking the Strait of Sicily.
On the morning of 22 January, the governor Renato Schifani announced an estimate of 741.5 million euro in damages, calculated by the regional civil protection. To this must be added the lost income of productive activities, for which relief and contributions are being worked on.
