The mayor of Genoa, Marta Vincenzi, has declared a “citywide mourning” for next Monday in memory of the six victims of the flood that hit the Ligurian capital yesterday.
The mayor, Marta Vincenzi, has declared official mourning for next Monday in memory of the victims of the floods that struck Genoa, resulting in six deaths (including two children) and dozens of injured, along with considerable material damage.
The city is wounded, and in the hardest-hit neighborhoods, it is frankly a catastrophe!
It was understood that the relations between Nice and Genoa were based on a shared strategy in many areas and a willingness for collaboration and rapprochement.
We remember the visit to Nice by the Deputy Mayor of the municipality of Genoa and a subsequent visit by Mr. Estrosi to Genoa, with the signing of a collaboration protocol between the two cities concerning several issues.
It is known that politics has no soul, and sometimes these proclaimed friendships are merely the representation of common interests, and ultimately, everyone follows their own path.
As they say in Vatikanistan (where cynicism is as pervasive as oxygen), “we are friends until noon”…
But on this occasion, where “pietas”, whether Christian or secular, should inspire actions and words, we would have liked to have known of a public expression of solidarity from the mayor of Nice directed at the people of Genoa and their mayor.
