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Italy: environmental activists blacken the water of the Trevi Fountain in Rome

2023-05-21T14:58:58.597Z

Highlights: More than 30,000 people have been affected by the flooding in Italy. The flooding is the worst since the Great Depression in the 1930s. The floods are the first since the Second World War to be caused by natural causes. The water is caused by a lack of water in the region. The flood is the result of the failure of the water system to cope with the high levels of CO2 in the area. The cause of the flooding is thought to have been caused by the lack of clean water in recent years.


Activists from the organization Last Generation say the deaths of fourteen people in floods that have devastated northeastern Italy is a "warning" about climate change.


Environmental activists colored the basin of Rome's famous Trevi Fountain black on Sunday, saying the deaths of fourteen people in floods that devastated northeastern Italy was a "warning" about climate change.

Activists from the organization Last Generation, which is multiplying actions to denounce the inaction of governments in the face of climate change, climbed into the fountain and spread a black plant-based liquid in the water before leaving, escorted by the police.

Climate activists hold a banner after pouring charcoal into the water of the Trevi Fountain, during a protest against fossil fuels, in Rome, Italy, May 21, 2023 (image obtained from social media). ALLESANDRO PENSO/MAPS/REUTERS

More than 36,000 people have been displaced as a result of the floods affecting the Emilia-Romagna region. The equivalent of six months of rainfall fell in 36 hours this week in Emilia-Romagna, causing in this rich agricultural and tourist region the "floods of the century".

Mattia, 19, who did not wish to give her last name, participated in this action "because the terrible tragedy that has occurred in recent days in Emilia-Romagna is a warning foreshadowing the black future that awaits humanity".

Last Generation multiplies actions across Europe

Last Generation began taking action in Italy in 2022 ahead of the general election to call on leaders of all political parties to make the climate emergency their priority.

Climate activists are taken away by police during a protest at the Trevi Fountain against fossil fuels, in Rome, Italy, May 21, 2023 (image obtained from social media). ALLESANDRO PENSO/MAPS/REUTERS

Last Generation activists have multiplied actions across Europe, throwing soup, mashed potatoes or washable paint on the windows protecting famous paintings displayed in major museums or cultural heritage sites.

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The Trevi Fountain is particularly famous thanks to an anthology scene from the film "La Dolce Vita" by Federico Fellini which shows Swedish actress Anita Ekberg bathing there in evening dress.

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni arrived in Emilia-Romagna on Sunday to visit the weather-ravaged sites.

Source: lefigaro

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