Calabria remains in grips of torrential rain

(ANSA) - Catanzaro, September 10 - Heavy rain fell across the southern region of Calabria for the second day running on Thursday as fire fighters continued to evacuate flooded buildings and remove fallen trees. Areas along the southern Ionian coast were particularly badly affected by the stormy weather, sources said.
    In Cosenza a tent amp housing approximately 250 ethnic Roma including around 100 children and several elderly people was flooded.
    The local official responsible for the camp, Alessandra De Rosa, apologised to residents Thursday.
    "It was not our intention to move you here for you to be worse off than in the shacks," De Rosa said.