The head of Civil Protection at Poetto, scarred by bad weather, said: "Entire beaches have been wiped out."

"The damage is extensive." Fabio Ciciliano, head of the National Civil Protection Department, confirmed this in Cagliari, where he arrived this morning to assess the damage left by Cyclone Harry . There's no precise estimate yet; assessment work has just begun. But "we're talking millions of euros," said President Alessandra Todde.

The regional leaders began their inspection from Marina Piccola at 9:00 a.m., with Ciciliano, who has been in Sardinia since this morning, then departing for Calabria, which, along with Sicily, was also hit by the fury of the bad weather.
At Poetto, as forecasters announced in recent days, the sea is not yet calm, despite the almost total absence of wind. This was expected precisely because the sirocco has been blowing strongly for days. In the last 24 hours, since the bad weather eased, the area has been cleared. But signs of the large storm surge are still there.

Rosanna Laconi, regional councilor for the environment and responsible for civil protection, noted that "the damage also includes coastal erosion; some beaches have been destroyed."

Ciciliano explained that "we need to move quickly with the restoration efforts, even more so here given the start of the summer season." The national leader reassured the government of its attention to the Sardinian situation, from which "we must obtain the necessary resources," Todde added. "We are ensuring the mayors of the affected municipalities will have access to these resources through the expense fund." Also present at Poetto, where Ciciliano was accompanied upon his arrival at 9 a.m., were the head of the Sardinian Civil Protection Department, Mauro Merella, and the mayor of Cagliari, Massimo Zedda.

"Poetto, Sant'Elia, and Giorgino": these are the areas of Cagliari where the most damage occurred, Zedda explains. "We also had problems with trees and flooding in schools," Zedda added. "Some kindergartens were closed today." Specifically, the Baia dei Delfini nursery school on Via Schiavazzi and two preschools, one in Piazza Medaglia Miracolosa and the other on Via Cavalleggeri, right in Poetto.

Ciciliano also thanked "those who have managed the water in recent days." "The municipality of Ballao risked being submerged," he said. Disaster was averted by the timely discharge of water into the sea from the Nuraghe Arrubiu dam, located in the Orroli area.