Seven victims and damage still not calculable . The bad weather emergency seems to have passed in Tuscany even though heavy rain and very strong winds have been recorded in recent hours.
Among the areas still affected are the Pistoiese area, with yet another overflowing of streams in Quarrata and Montale , already severely tested in recent days. The waterways also leaked in Montemurlo (Prato), where the water however only poured into the fields. Trees fell in Lucca and Versilia, where landslides were recorded.
The aid machine has continued to work tirelessly and the picture of the damage is starting to become clearer . «The first quantification - explained the President of the Region, Eugenio Giani - led us to talk about 250-300 million but», based on the mayors' reports, «I already see the figure of the interventions that will have to be made on the Florence-Prato-Pistoia area, then what happened in Pisa and Livorno also needs to be quantified."
In Tuscany " we are moving from the water phase to the mud phase ", underlined the regional councilor for Civil Protection Monia Monni, explaining that to remove the mud from homes the Region is thinking of the model adopted by Emilia Romagna to go about an agreement with the purgers for the removal from the houses at agreed prices.
Another aspect is that of waste to be taken away from flooded homes , an estimated 150 thousand tons of waste only in the Florence-Prato-Pistoia area which is managed by Alia, and also for those of companies, considered as special.
On the economic front , Governor Giani launched an appeal « to the credit institutions operating in Tuscany , there is a need at this moment for great tolerance and support , and consequently we are studying ways to suspend mortgages. Many citizens have asked me, let's find a way to stop the concentration of . I will ask that there be a ", "so that the circuit of the reconstruction economy can get back into motion immediately".
