Civil Protection Department

There are 35 reception camps set up in Emilia-Romagna and 10 in Lombardy. There also other structures able to host people affected by the quake (tensioned structures, train carriages, covered structures and hotels).

Reception areas in Emilia-Romagna. The 35 camps are distributed in the provinces of Modena, Ferrara, Bologna and Reggio Emilia. In particular, in the province of  Modena, six reception area are in Finale Emilia, five in San Felice sul Panaro, six in Mirandola, one in Medolla, two in San Possidonio, one in Bomporto, one in Cavezzo, two in Novi, one in Concordia sulla Secchia, one in San Prospero, one in Carpi and one in Camposanto. In the province of Ferrara one reception area is in Sant’Agostino, one in Bondeno and one in Cento. In the province of Bologna one area is in San Giovanni in Persiceto, one in Crevalcore and one in Pieve di Cento. The reception area of the province of Reggio Emilia has been set up in Reggiolo.

Reception areas in Lombardy. The 10 camps set up in the province of Mantova are: two in Felonica, one in Gonzaga, two in Moglie, one in Pegognaga, one in Poggio Rusco, one in S. Giacomo delle Segnate, one in S. Giovanni and one in Sermide.

Involved Regions and organizations. Besides Emilia Romagna and Lombardy, so far, 12 Regions are at work in the areas: Abruzzo, Friuli Venezia Giulia, Liguria, Lazio, Marche, Molise, Piemonte, Toscana, Umbria, Valle d’Aosta, Veneto and the Autonomous Province of Trento, that operate in the municipalities of Finale Emilia, Mirandola, San Felice sul Panaro, Medolla, Cavezzo, San Prospero and San Possidonio. The national organizations of voluntary work are: Ana - Alpine National Association in Finale Emilia, Anpas - National Association Public Assistance in Mirandola, Cisom - Italian Rescue Corps of Malta Order in Bomporto, Misericordie in San Felice sul Panaro and Prociv Arci in Bondeno and Sant'Agostino. The Italian Red Cross manages a reception area in the municipality of Concordia.