SpaceX Sells Starlink Terminals to Unipol for Italy Flood Relief
The Pavaglione surrounded by floodwater in Lugo, northern Italy.
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Italian insurance company Unipol Gruppo SpA said it has purchased Starlink terminals from Elon Musk’s SpaceX to help with rescue and recovery efforts in flood-stricken areas of the country.
Flooding in the northern Emilia-Romagna region killed more than a dozen people and displaced about 10,000 others last week, Ansa news agency reported. Rescue workers have been working to reach dozens of villages and farms cut off by the deluge, with some 20,000 people losing access to power.