Italy's Emilia-Romagna governor says earthquake 'lessons' to help flood recovery

A view of a submerged sculpture due to floodwaters after heavy rains hit Italy's Emilia Romagna region, in Lugo, Italy, May 19, 2023. REUTERS/Claudia Greco

MILAN (Reuters) - Italy's Emilia Romagna region will recover from the devastating floods that hit this week by taking from lessons learned from the 2012 earthquake, its governor said Friday, as the death toll from the disaster rose to 14.

"If there is a lesson we learned from the earthquake, it is that any emergency calls for prompt and rapid reconstruction" regional President Stefano Bonaccini said.