RESOLUTION B3-1014/92

Resolution on the landslide threatening the inhabitants of the Alpago valley (Belluno, Italy) and intervention by the Community

The European Parliament,

whereas the inhabitants of the Alpago valley (Belluno) have been living for 30 years under the serious threat of a landslide,

whereas for more than three months the inhabitants of the valley had to face both a stream of calcareous and loamy detritus and the ineffectual action of the Italian State and the Veneto Region,

whereas the landslide constitutes a serious threat to the village of Alpago and the districts of Chies, Funes, Lamosano, Irrighe, Tarcogna, San Martino and Molini,

whereas the stream of detritus has already destroyed the sports centre in the valley and the road which used to link Funes and San Martino, and it is advancing beyond Funes towards Lamosano along the bed of the Tessina torrent at a speed of 1 metre per hour,

whereas more than 30 houses are in danger and the inhabitants have been evacuated,

whereas between 3 and 4 million cubic metres of marl are about to descend on Lamosano and the landslide is causing a dangerous blockage in the river,

whereas Funes has been evacuated and has been a ghost town for a month, abandoned every night by its 150 inhabitants,

whereas the laudable efforts of the fire brigade remain inadequate,

Calls on the Commission to take immediate steps to tackle this natural disaster in order to ensure, in collaboration with the Italian authorities, that the stream of detritus is diverted into the valley without harming the inhabitants or the environment;

Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council and the Commission.