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President asks for disaster prevention at 50th anniversary of Friuli earthquake commemoration. Soldiers at work in the earthquake-hit zone, May 1976 (ANSA)

Mattarella calls for Disaster Prevention over Mitigation

May 7, 2026May 7, 2026Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Speaking in Gemona, close to the epicentre of the 1976 quake that killed nearly a thousand people, Italy’s president called for disaster prevention to be a priority for authorities. The majority of Italy faces significant geological or environmental risk.