Prosecutors in Treviso have
opened an investigation into the flash flood in the town of
Refrontolo, in the Veneto region surrounding Venice, that killed
four people late on Saturday.
Torrential rain caused the River Lienza to burst its banks,
gushing water and mud into an area where around 100 people had
gathered for a local festival.
Some 20 people were injured, two of whom remain in
intensive care in hospital.
Veneto Governor Luca Zaia said in an interview published in
Monday's edition of Rome-based daily La Repubblica that the
Alpine region needs a two-billion-euro "Marshall plan" to make
it safe from flooding and landslides.
He added, however, that last weekend's disaster was not
related to "hydrological imbalances".
Local people and officials are still working to clean up
the area after Saturday's disaster.
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