Elon Musk’s SpaceX and Italy’s Unipol Join Forces to Help Italians Hit by Flooding

An Italian flag covered in mud flutters on a flooded street, after heavy rains hit Italy's Emilia Romagna region, in Castel Bolognese, Italy, on May 18, 2023. Jennifer Lorenzini/Reuters

MILAN—Elon Musk’s SpaceX and Unipol Gruppo agreed to join forces to help people hit by flooding in northern Italy connect to the Internet, facilitating rescue operations, the Italian insurer said on Saturday.

Torrential rains devastated the eastern side of the Italian region of Emilia-Romagna, killing 14 people, causing billions of euros worth of damage and hitting agriculture particularly hard.