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"en.20120612.15.2-191-000"2
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"EUR 18 061 682 in commitment and payment appropriations relating to flooding in Italy in October 2011. On 25 October 2011, an extreme weather system centred over north-west Italy led to a vast amount of rain falling within just a few hours. Worst affected were the provinces of La Spezia in Liguria and Massa Carrara in Tuscany. The torrential rains caused widespread damage to residential homes, businesses and agriculture and the disruption of major transport links and essential public infrastructure networks. Parts of the disaster zone concern the area of ‘Cinque Terre’, an integral part of the Italian Riviera and a UNESCO World Heritage site. As a result of this disaster, Italy subsequently submitted an application for financial assistance from the European Union Solidarity Fund. As total damage remains below the normal threshold for mobilising the Solidarity Fund, the application was examined on the basis of the criteria for so-called ‘extraordinary regional disasters’. Based on the above, a region can exceptionally benefit from assistance from the fund where that region has been affected by an extraordinary disaster, mainly a natural one, affecting the major part of its population, with serious and lasting repercussions on living conditions and the economic stability of the region. I believe it is reasonable to release financial assistance to areas affected by disasters through the EU Solidarity Fund."@en1
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