Tuscan Ortebello This is one of the coastal resorts offering holidays with beautiful sandy beaches. Recently, the town was hit by a real invasion. It's about plague.
Millions of small insects appeared in the vicinity of the houses. Local fishermen found the initial cause of this phenomenon. They pointed to mass dying young fishfor which the flies were the basic food.
Ortebello authorities took the first actions in the fight against the invasion. On Thursday, the city's cash register was allocated for this purpose 300 tys. euro.
Orbetello. Meszek invasion. The city declared war on insects
On the profile of the city authorities on platform X we read that “Orbetello declares war to the wet “and the money will be allocated to “the implementation of a targeted and unprecedented intervention plan”.
Mayor Andrea cases He announced that the funds would go to “protection of citizens and economic activity in this area.” Actions include daily spraying of the areas to combat larvae and preventing their reproduction.
The first works in this area were undertaken several days ago. Since then, the situation has not improved. “Disinfectation work against larvae is underway” – the message published on March 11 was.
Tuscany. Residents want a state of emergency. All because of the flies
In the absence of a breakthrough residents of Orbetello They decided to seek help from central authorities. A special petition was created calling for an announcement in Tuscany exceptional conditionwhich would be synonymous with obtaining additional funds. The letter signed until Thursday evening over 19 thousand people.
“We can't go for a walk in the open air. We can't open the windows” – residents complained. They noticed that they feel like during Pandemii Covid-19when they couldn't leave their homes.
The president of the Fisheries Cooperative in Orbetello noticed the need to make infrastructure investmentswhich will clean the channels and facilitate the exchange of water between the Tyrhrh Sea and the town located on the lagoon. This can prevent similar invasters in the future.
Source: Associated Press