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"There has been a dramatic increase in the number and seriousness of natural disasters across the world, such as forest fires, floods and landslides, earthquakes, etc. Unfortunately, the EU and its Member States are no strangers to these kinds of disasters. As such, given the increasing pace of climate change and the increased probability of more frequent and more intense natural disasters, a great deal of solidarity is needed, in particular, as regards aid operations, as well as the rapid mobilisation of the instruments that the EU has at its disposal.
The EU Solidarity Fund (EUSF) grants assistance to populations from regions affected by disasters up to a maximum annual limit of EUR 1 billion. Following the flooding that affected the regions of Liguria and Tuscany in October 2011, Italy submitted an application for assistance. The damage caused by this natural disaster amounted to approximately EUR 722.5 million, affecting homes, businesses, farms, transport links, communications and public infrastructure networks. As there are no doubts that this request is eligible, I support the decision to mobilise the sum of EUR 18 061 682 from the EUSF."@en1
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