"It's much worse than I thought."
In an interview with Italian media, George Clooney spoke of his dismay at the floods that devastated the area around Lake Como.
The actor spontaneously joined the affected residents to come to their aid.
On Tuesday, the area where George Clooney owns a second home was hit by heavy rains and landslides.
According to the
Evening Standard
, about sixty residents had to be evacuated because of these bad weather.
George Clooney joined rescuers and disaster victims to help clean up the area.
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The next day, George Clooney, who was there with his wife Amal and their 4-year-old twins, came to see the damage.
He joined the victims to help them clean up the area, according to
The Independent
.
"George Clooney came directly to the town hall to see what had happened, and we went to see the damage together,"
Mayor Roberto Pozzi told the
UK Times
.
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“He was very upset and said he wanted to help. We are raising funds and I believe he will use the various forums at his disposal to contribute to this effort, that of helping people who find themselves without a home, ”
continues Roberto Pozzi.
“It's much worse than I thought,
laments George Clooney.
I spoke to the mayor, there will be a lot of work, it will cost millions of dollars, but this city is strong.
She will bounce back and come back even stronger than she was before.
It's a very resilient city. ”
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"It rained non-stop for three days, and then we caught a wall of water and debris from the mountain," said
the mayor to
The Sun
, British media which asked him about the damage caused by the bad weather. . The Italian city councilor adds that four houses were destroyed.
"Now we are waiting for the government to declare a state of emergency and provide us with extraordinary financial assistance," he
told the
UK Times
. In June, a local source told People that George Clooney and his family arrived at Lake Como after not being there for an unusually long period of time.
“They didn't spend time at Lake Como last year. This is the first time in two years that they have returned to Italy, ”
according to the same source.