Castellammare. They are alive by a miracle. The owners of a white Peugeot had just parked on Viale delle Puglie. In the immediate vicinity of a diagnostic center. At that moment the storm and the water bomb that hit Castellammare in the late afternoon were in full swing. Suddenly the cornice of the building where the car had been parked collapsed onto the street hitting the front of the Peugeot. It was just a coincidence that there was no tragedy. In the meantime, while the city and the entire area are counting the damage, it was decided to close the schools in Castellammare and Gragnano. So much fear, fortunately no injuries, was caused by the strong gusts of wind and the pouring rain that eliminated visibility for about half an hour. In the city, many tree branches and even small trees fell in the middle of the streets that became rivers in flood. Shock in the shopping streets, in the city center where, in addition to the traffic that has become impassable due to the flooding, there was the unpredictable collapse of construction scaffolding erected in front of the facades of buildings for renovation work. Pipes and walkways in wood and aluminum invaded the streets. Citizens barricaded themselves in the shops frightened by the loud noise caused by the collapsing iron scaffolding, while lightning and rain fell like never before.
Article published on 29 October 2018 - 22:12
