A first series of meetings promoted by the vice-president and regional councilor for Public Works and Soil Defense, Filippo Mancuso, took place with the Municipalities affected by Cyclone Harry and, subsequently, by the sequence of Atlantic cyclones which particularly affected the Tyrrhenian Cosentino area, causing extensive damage due to storm surges.
The meetings, organized for groups of municipalities divided by geographical area, involved representatives of the territories of the Tyrrhenian Cosentino, the Ionian, the Reggino and the Catanzaro areas, both the Tyrrhenian and Ionian sides. This is a first phase of discussion which will continue in the coming weeks with further local administrations.
The objective of the discussions was twofold: on the one hand to directly verify, through discussions with mayors and administrators, the extent of the damage recorded in the territories; on the other hand, to illustrate the contents and opportunities provided by the Civil Protection Ordinance n. 1180 of 2026, issued following the declaration of the state of emergency for Cyclone Henry, which has already included several Municipalities, in particular in the Ionian area.
However, as regards the calamitous events that hit the area in February, the issuance of a specific Civil Protection ordinance is currently awaited. The meetings are part of the permanent regional table for combating coastal erosion and represented a moment of technical and institutional discussion to define the operational methods that will be implemented also thanks to the exemptions provided for by the national Civil Protection ordinance.
Mancuso: “A comparison that represents the first step in a work that will continue in the coming weeks”
“We wanted to meet directly with the mayors and administrators of the affected territories – declared Vice President Mancuso – to listen to their needs and verify in the field the extent of the damage caused by Hurricane Henry and the subsequent Atlantic cyclones. This process of comparison represents the first step of a structured work that will continue in the coming weeks.
Ordinance 1180 of 2026 allows us to activate faster and more effective procedures thanks to the exemptions provided for by national legislation, so as to intervene promptly to secure and restore damaged areas. While waiting for the specific ordinance for the February events, we continue to maintain high attention and work in synergy with the Municipalities, as part of the permanent table against coastal erosion, to guarantee concrete and timely responses to the citizens and communities affected”.