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‘Block the taxes and loans to citizens in the affected regions, “said Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi to the displaced of the flood that struck Messina, now housed in the tourist village of Messina,” Le Dune “. While in the prefecture is ongoing meeting of the Crisis, outside the context of the displaced are in place and activists of the No Net Bridge. “No more victims, we want security, no monumental works,” reads on
one of many signs of the protesters. Between the two groups were recorded tensions, because some displaced people who were protesting against the security of housing would not be “confused” with the No Net Bridge.

Funds for affected areas in the next Cabinet. The next Council of Ministers will give the
green light for an appropriation to assist the affected regions, to Messina, which will add to the fund already earmarked by the Regione Sicilia. The premier also announced that it is coming for a budget of one billion for the hydrogeological risk areas. “After the Eagle - the premier said - we spent a billion for emergency measures in the areas of seismic risk, I hope, speak with Economy Minister Giulio Tremonti, we can allocate a similar sum for the hydrogeological risk areas . The goal, said Berlusconi, is to start with interventions in areas most at risk, as the province of Messina, where 63% of the territory is at risk hydrogeology. The premier also said Raffaele Lombardo will be the special commissioner for the disaster at Messina.

New housing, as Aquila. Reach new homes in the wake of the experience of the Eagle. “The rebuilding is too expensive and not safe. So we all like ‘Aquila: new homes in other areas but still within the urban fabric. ” He said that Premier Silvio Berlusconi to the displaced Messina in one of the hotels where they are housed. This morning the prime minister has flown by helicopter - along with the Head of Civil Protection Guido Bertolaso, Matteoli and Prestigiacomo ministers and the mayor of Messina Giuseppe Buzzanca - areas of the Messina hit by a tremendous flood of mud by a tsunami, with waves that three meters high swept away homes, highways and railroads, spreading death and despair. The helicopter also flew over the crest of the hill from where you came off the ridge that has caused the landslide. “Those areas - said Berlusconi - no longer habitable. Will build new neighborhoods such as those made in L’Aquila. Money is not a problem, the government will put the necessary resources. Local authorities will deal with identifying the new building areas. Berlusconi has promised the creation of ‘housing with gardens, but also with negotiations to distribute the small trader.

We continue to dig in the mud. The situation in Messina remains complex, but is under control, said the Head of Civil Protection Guido Bertolaso. We continue to work and dig in the mud in search of 40 people who remain missing. The death toll is 22 dead at the time (of which up to now only 13 identified), while 95 are injured and 524 people displaced according to data Prefectural Messina. For assistance activities to the population and search for the missing work were 130 submissions and more than 1,100 men belonging to the Fire Department, Army, Carabinieri, Guardia di Finanza, State Police, State Forestry Corps, volunteers and Master’s port. It also works on the front of the road is reopened one lane per direction of the motorway A18 Palermo - Catania, while for the reopening of the highway 114 connecting Messina to Catania will take another 6 days.

Even isolated villages. The areas most affected are Brig Marina Giampilieri, Molino and ladder Marea. The road to Upper Giampilieri remained suspended for several hours due to a 3 meter high mountain of mud that was stuck under the railway bridge. Civil Protection reported that the village submerged by the mud has been completed the evacuation and relocation of displaced persons in some hotels in Messina. Remain isolated villages of Molino, Altilia and ladders.

Gaddafi at Ciampino airport was given a warm red-carpet welcome by the Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi at the start of the three-day visit on Wednesday to consolidate a friendship treaty signed last year.

Italy and Libya have a “real and deep friendship… based on a common position on international issues and tight cooperation on economic matters,” Berlusconi said at a joint press conference with Gaddafi.

The Libyan leader praised Berlusconi for his “bravery in taking this historic decision to apologise to the Libyan people” for Rome’s 1911-47 military occupation and colonisation of Libya.

He said Libyan “martyrs were attacked by (Italy’s wartime dictator Benito) Mussolini just for defending their territory. Many crimes were committed during this era, with thousands deported.”

The August 2008 treaty was “not a matter of accounts or dollars but of principles,” Kadhafi said, adding, “Let’s hope other colonial states will follow Italy’s example.”

Earlier on Wednesday, after meeting President Giorgio Napolitano, the leader of the oil-rich north African state said, “The page on the past has been turned and a new page of friendship has opened.”

The visit seals a major rapprochement symbolised by the treaty under which Italy will pay USD five billion (EUR 3.5 billion) in compensation for the colonial period over the next 25 years. Ciampino Airport in Rome is a main airport of the country. Gaddafi Ciampino is an important event.