Rome's entire sewer system
needs to be fixed, Mayor Virginia Raggi said Monday a day after
severe flooding in several parts of the Italian capital due to
heavy rains.
"The whole system needs to be done up," said Raggi, who
critics say has not done enough to upgrade Roman infrastructure.
Raggi rebutted criticism that Rome was not ready for the
storms, saying the tonnes of water dumped on the capital by
so-called 'water bombs' "was an exceptional, extraordinary
event".
Several subway stations had to be closed Sunday due to
flooding and cars and basements were flooded in many parts of
the city.
City hall advised residents to restrict their movements as
much as possible.
Lazio's home game against AC Milan was postponed by an hour
because of the torrential rain.
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