'Unblock Italy' funds to go to Genoa after floods-update

(see related) (ANSA) - Rome, October 13 - Funds released by the government's so-called Unblock Italy decree will be used to accelerate flood security operations in Genoa, Chiara Braga, the rapporteur of the legislation, said Monday. "An amendment is coming to immediately assign (funding to) the mayor, urgent works to combat hydrogeological instability," Braga said. The decree aims to free up billions of euros in funding for infrastructure projects, including new highways, railways, and major airport renovations, and help the recession-hit economy.