The fire department carried out a
total of 589,535 interventions in Italy in the period January
1-July 31 according to figures released by the interior ministry
on Tuesday.
Interventions relating to ground instability and hydrogeological
damage both rose sharply - respectively by 47% and 57% - in the
reporting period, the ministry added.
The increase may reflect the number of call-outs relating to
floods and landslides triggered by extreme bad weather in many
parts of northern Italy, especially Emilia Romagna, earlier this
year.
Conversely, the number of interventions related to wildfires and
fires and explosions both fell by 52%.
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