Following the explosions around 6 p.m. on 4 August 2020 in the port of Beirut area, the Lebanese government declared a state of emergency. The main explosion, detected as a 3.3 magnitude seismic event by the United States Geological Survey, was caused by 2750 tonnes of ammonium nitrate confiscated in 2014 by the Lebanese government
Contribution of the National Map of Structural Aggregates to the identification of historical and artistic emergencies for civil protection purposes By Pierluigi Cara and Cosmo Mercuri – Italian Presidency of the Council of Ministers – Civil Protection Department In September 2020, experts from the Cultural Heritage Group of the Department of Civil Protection – DPC,
By Ing. Paolo Iannelli, MiBACT, Director of Service II, Emergencies and Reconstruction – General Directorate for Cultural Heritage Security The COVID-19 pandemic, which heavily affected our country since March 2020 forcing it to a hard lockdown, has severely impacted on the Italian Ministry of Culture and Tourism – MiBACT expertise. Among the areas most affected
