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Causes and Impacts of Flood Events in Emilia-Romagna (Italy) in May 2023

Authors :
Letizia Cremonini
Pierluigi Randi
Massimiliano Fazzini
Marianna Nardino
Federica Rossi
Teodoro Georgiadis
Source :
Land, Vol 13, Iss 11, p 1800 (2024)
Publication Year :
2024
Publisher :
MDPI AG, 2024.

Abstract

On 1–3 May 2023, severe hydro-meteorological events occurred in the Italian Emilia-Romagna region. Such events caused extensive flooding, landslides, isolation of many areas, evacuation of many families, and severe damage to infrastructure, agriculture, buildings, and essential services. Several municipalities were affected, thousands of civilians had to be evacuated, and losses of life occurred. The consequences beyond the recorded immediate impacts on infrastructure and life were impressive, and extended to the regional economy, specifically in the Fruit Valley, where, in addition to immediate yield losses, long-term damage to orchard production is expected due to persistent flooding. The civil and cultural building heritage has also been heavily affected, both in the countryside and in inhabited centers. Some of the damage, direct and indirect, caused by flooding on buildings will also see an evolution in the medium- to long-term that needs to be addressed. This paper analyzes the manifold aspects of such an atmospheric phenomenon and its impacts to understand the potential increasing occurrence of similar events in the climate change context.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
2073445X
Volume :
13
Issue :
11
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Land
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.33d31a594d462aad7135e4ab9052f9
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.3390/land13111800