My Italian Chapter 533

A massive earthquake hit Messina, Italy, killing at least 60,000 people.

When the rescue work started in Italy, this news overwhelmed the Balkan war, which is now almost a dog's brain, and became front-page headlines around the world.

For the great harm Messina suffered, all countries expressed sympathy. Unlike human cannibalism, in the face of such natural disasters, human vulnerability is fully exposed. So all countries donated money and materials to express their sympathy for Messina's huge losses.

The governments of the United Kingdom, Germany, AustriHungary, the United Kingdom, France, Argentina and other countries donated a large amount of relief funds at the first time. Among them, the United States gave 2 million US dollars in aid, and 4 cargo ships full of food and medicine sailed from New York to Italy.

In addition to foreign donations, Italy has also donated a lot of money and goods. In Milan, the largest city in Italy, under the leadership of local celebrities and gentlemen, the people of Milan have donated money and materials to express their sympathy for the people suffering in Messina.

In Turin, the same is true for the base camp of the Savoy family. A large number of enthusiastic people donated money and materials to express their love to the people of Messina.

In Venice…

In Florence…

In Rome…

People from all over Italy have donated money and materials to help the people affected by the Messina earthquake. Although there is government promotion and media guidance, this is enough to show the Italian people's love for the disaster-stricken compatriots.

According to the statistics after the event, in this wave of expressing concern for the people affected by the Messina earthquake, Italy received a total of 570 million lire in funds and materials donated from home and abroad, of which 1.9 million lire was donated from abroad. 100 million lire, and 380 million liras received domestically.

The people at home and abroad have generously donated money to the disaster-stricken people in Messina, and of course the disaster-stricken people are also carrying out self-help.

As the hardest hit area this time, Messina has already started to rescue itself.

"Ding ding ding!"

"There are knocks here, and there are living people below."

A search-and-rescue soldier called out loudly after he was sure to hear a sound from the rubble.

With his call, a dozen rescuers quickly gathered. Some of these people wear military uniforms, and they know they are soldiers at first glance, and there are also volunteers who wear civilian clothes.

"Is there anyone down there? Let us make a noise to determine your location."

Someone in the rescue team shouted towards the ruins, trying to determine the location of the person to be rescued.

"Ding ding ding!"

There was a knocking sound in the ruins, which made everyone quickly determine the location.

"It's right here, let's dig."

As the voice fell, the rescue team immediately began to move the collapsed bricks above. The small pieces can be moved by one person, while the larger pieces require joint efforts, but it seems that this rescue team is quite skilled and can move quickly with the division of labor and cooperation.

"Seeing people."

Suddenly, one of the team members exclaimed, and through the gap between the bricks, he could clearly see a woman being pressed down, but fortunately there was a table above her, otherwise the consequences would be unimaginable.

Seeing the person, the rescue team became more motivated, and they dug out the woman after a while. A pair of big hands with scars put the woman on a stretcher. During this period, the rescue team fed her some water and some sugar.

Next, she will be sent to the medical care center on the side, where there are doctors and nurses looking after her, I believe she will recover quickly.

Looking at the constantly busy rescue team, the new mayor of Ávila in Messina looked at the constantly busy rescue team from a distance.

"Tell the rescue team to search and rescue for three more days, and then you need to prepare to clean up the rubble."

"Okay mayor, I'll notify the rescue team in a moment."

The secretary took a pen and paper and recorded his orders.

"Also, send a message to Rome, asking for another 5,000 tents, 20,000 sets of raincoats and rain boots, and engineering equipment. We don't have enough. We need help."

Facing Avila's detailed list, the secretary quickly completed the writing. "Mayor, look at what I wrote. If it works, I will send a telegram to Rome immediately."

"Okay, take it and send it."

After checking, Avila returned it to the secretary.

After the secretary left, Avila looked at the ruined Messina full of fighting spirit. He, the newly appointed mayor of Messina, is to replace the Mayor of Balloric who was killed in the earthquake. Before that, Avila served as my deputy mayor and mayor in Barletta and Cagliari. His performance was recognized by his colleagues and superiors, and he was called an outstanding officer with responsibility.

At present, in Messina, the mayor of Avila is not only in charge of people's livelihood and the work of the government. Because of the special circumstances of Messina, he also served as the local commander of Messina. It can be said that the military and civilians currently in Messina are under his control, and it can be said that the powers that Rome should give are sufficient.

And Avila also lived up to expectations. Although he had only been in office for less than five days, he had already given enough confidence to the survivors of Messina. The mess in Messina was cleaned up by Avila.

That's right, what appears to be a mess in the eyes of a mediocre official is an excellent opportunity for someone as capable as Avila. In Rome, Avila also defeated several competitors, and finally grabbed this position.

Because as long as you make excellent results at such a critical time, it will definitely be ten times better than usual, because this can leave a deep impression on the hearts of the big guys. This is very important for a self-motivated official.

Of course, if you want to show outstanding results, you must be able to do it with ease, otherwise you won't be able to get this result.

I need to say one more thing here. According to official statistics, 80,000 people died in this earthquake and tsunami in Messina, and the losses it suffered are not trivial. In addition to the loss of personnel, 95% of the buildings in Messina collapsed in the earthquake. Even if the buildings did not collapse, most of them became dilapidated buildings. Now it can basically be said that Messina can start again in another place. .

But even so, Avila, the mayor, has his own ideas. He is not only thinking about disaster relief, but also making Messina better, which is equally important to him. But he needs a little time to make the plan in his heart more perfect.

Under the leadership of the mayor of Avila, Messina is saving herself. The same is true for other disaster-hit regions in Italy, except that Messina is badly hit.

Of course, the disaster caused by this earthquake, the Roman side also took various measures to deal with it. But for now, the most important response is the allocation of funds.

Speaking of the issue of funds, then in Rome, the ministers will not feel very well about the future use of funds.

"Everyone, I think you should know about the losses caused by the Messina earthquake. According to current statistics, 116,000 people were killed and 32,000 injured in this Messina earthquake. people, more than 80,000 houses collapsed, nearly 800,000 people were made homeless, and the direct economic loss was 5 billion lire.”

The series of heavy numbers made the ministers present uncomfortable. Experienced ministers think more at this time, the loss caused by the earthquake is so great, then the next step is to increase income and reduce expenditure, and lick the wounds for the damage caused by the earthquake.

Sure enough, after Home Secretary Brugg reported the disaster, he saw the king speak. "Since this earthquake has caused the kingdom's people to suffer such huge losses, does the government have any countermeasures?"

In the face of the king's question, Chancellor of the Exchequer Aldini stood up and said. "Your Majesty, in view of the losses caused by the disaster, our Ministry of Finance is preparing to issue a batch of government bonds worth one billion lire for post-disaster relief and reconstruction."

Although the damage suffered by the disaster is 5 billion lire, but with one billion lire to send the national debt as a base, the loss can be made up to some extent. I believe this will help the peace and stability of the disaster-stricken area.

After the Chancellor of the Exchequer finished speaking, Carlo looked at the Prime Minister.

Facing the king's gaze, Cruz of course knew what he meant, only to see him speak. "In view of the need for post-disaster reconstruction of the Messina earthquake, the national debt of one billion lire alone is a little tight, and the government needs to reduce other expenditures to pave the way for disaster relief. Therefore, I decided that the government needs to reduce 1.8 100,000,000 liras spent on disaster relief."

Prime Minister Cruz's words made the ministers feel a little uncomfortable. This required 180 million liras to be squeezed out of various departments. However, according to the style of Prime Minister Cruz, it is needless to say that he will not let go of the 180 million liras from various departments.

After the Prime Minister finished speaking, the two ministers of the military were left the most uncomfortable. Because since the government has made a statement, the military must not fall behind.

"I think…"

After a fierce confrontation, the two armies finally decided to squeeze out 70 million liras of funds for disaster relief. The money can be obtained from the military, which is also considering that the earthquake has suffered too much damage, and the government has paid for it, so how can the military not go out?

With the money squeezed out, plus the money from the issuance of national debt, the people affected by the earthquake can get some living allowances from the government to some extent.

Of course, there are many things to do in the reconstruction work, and the next step requires the full cooperation of the government.

Chapter end