This may look like a hurricane on a Caribbean island but unfortunately it’s Genoa, a lovely port city in the Italian Riviera, where at least seven people were killed as flash floods tore through its centre last Friday, a week after torrential rain battered nearby coastal areas. There have always been floods but it is shocking that people still have to die because of them in 2011 when technology seem is so advanced and bad weather conditions should be forecast and measures taken to avoid these disasters. As I have mentioned before, in spire of all our might and arrogance, we are still powerless against the fury of nature.
(Photos from Primocanale)
5 comments:
So sad when nature and civilization are at odds. I remember visiting Genoa in the mid 80's and a wonderful meal I had overlooking the sea.
Darla
Horrifying. Never would have associated such scenes with Genoa.
From the photo it looks like a developingcountry... hard to believe it's Genoa.
Terribile. Una tragedia. I don't know Genova but I've travelled all over Northern Italy. Sudden unexpected floods seem to be happening more and more often, and so suddenly it's impossible to prepare for them adequately.
Can't believe just how much damage there is all over Italy from the rain...
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