The President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen is in Emilia Romagna visiting the areas affected by the flood, In her visit she is accompanied by Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and Governor Stefano Bonaccini.
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15.51 - Ursula Von Der Leyen, President of the European Commission, has landed at Bologna airport. A few minutes later, the Prime Minister, Giorgia Meloni, and the Minister for European Affairs, Raffaele Fitto, also landed on a flight from Ciampino. To welcome them, the president of Emilia-Romagna, Stefano Bonaccini, the prefect of Bologna, Attilio Visconti, and the head of Civil Protection, Fabrizio Curcio. The delegation immediately flew for an aerial reconnaissance - in an Air Force helicopter - of the areas of Emilia-Romagna affected by floods, landslides and landslides. Upon return, a press point will take place at Bologna airport
15.54pm - 42% of the utilised agricultural area (UAA) was affected by floods. A first survey of the situation presents a worrying picture with regard to the socio-economic fabric linked to agriculture and agri-food in Emilia-Romagna. The farms present in the territory involved are almost 21 thousand, 49% of the entire region, over 29% is present in municipalities with flooding and 19% in those with landslides. The employees in agriculture, hunting and fishing operating in municipalities affected by at least one event are over 41 thousand and represent 55% of the employees in the sector in the entire region. They are mainly employed in agricultural crops and animal production, active in areas affected by flooding.
