IBad weather hits Italy: deaths and injuries from north to south. A tree fell on a car in transit in Terracina, on the Lazio coast, killing a man and seriously injuring another. When rescuers arrived, there was nothing more that could be done for one man; the other was taken by 118 to the hospital with a red code. In addition to the confirmed victim, dozens of people are said to have been injured in Terracina, after the violent tornado that hit the South Pontine area. In Campania, one dead and one injured in Naples and entire towns blocked by wind and rain. The rain and strong winds are particularly affecting the entire peninsula, with Venice recording the peak of high tide, which reached 156 centimeters. In Pompeii, moments of fear among tourists forced to leave the excavations due to the strong wind. Injuries were reported in the Milan area and in Rome.
LAZIO – Strong winds are causing concern throughout the region. In Castrocielo, in the province of Frosinone, two people died after being hit by a fallen tree while they were in their car. There was also severe disruption in Rome, where it also started to rain. Access to the Colosseum, the Palatine Hill and the Roman Forum was closed. High water at the Idroscalo in Ostia where evacuation is being considered. Metro B has been completely reopened, while line A has been closed in the Battistini-Ottaviano section. A woman was slightly injured by a falling branch in Anguillara, near Rome, while a firefighter suffered a shoulder injury while working on a dangerous tree.
VENETO – Shortly after 15:156 p.m. in Venice the high water reached its maximum peak of 75 centimeters above mean sea level. Then it began to decrease. About XNUMX% of the city's surface was flooded. Access to Piazza San Marco was closed. In Veneto it started raining again, with an expected rise in the hydrometric levels of the regional and extra-regional hydrographic network, particularly in the mountain and piedmont areas. Tomorrow schools will be closed throughout the region.
LIGURIA – Winds of up to 180 km/h recorded. Warning level for the Magra river between the municipalities of Vezzano Ligure and Arcola. The flood wave is expected in the late afternoon. The sea is increasing, however, in the Gulf of Tigullio, with water that has invaded some port areas in Santa Margherita Ligure, where it covers the docks, and in Portofino, where it has invaded a part of the famous square without however causing critical issues. A cruise ship that was docked in the port of La Spezia, broke its moorings due to the storm surge and strong winds. LOMBARDY – In Valtellina, 180 tourists are currently stranded in hotels at the Stelvio Pass. Due to heavy snowfall, both the roads that lead up to the pass have been closed, both the Lombardy and Alto Adige ones. In Milan, red code for the Seveso and Lambro rivers, both at risk of flooding. The five families evacuated this morning in the province of Bergamo have returned home.
FRIULI VENEZIA GIULIA – Heavy rains caused a landslide on the access road to the Luincis bridge, which connects the town of San Martino a Ovaro to Udine.
TUSCANY – The Regional Civil Protection Operations Room has extended the orange code for rain and scattered thunderstorms, especially in the north-western areas, until 14:14 p.m. tomorrow, while for the rest of the region the yellow code for rain and thunderstorms will be valid until 49:XNUMX p.m. tomorrow. Schools will be closed in Grosseto tomorrow as well. ABRUZZO – A XNUMX-year-old woman was seriously injured in Pescara after a tree, probably due to strong winds, fell on her car parked near the Prefecture.
PUGLIA – The heavy rains that have fallen in the last 24 hours have caused the Canale Reale to flood, the largest waterway in the province of Brindisi which, starting from Villa Castelli, crosses the municipalities of Francavilla Fontana, Oria, Latiano, Mesagne, San Vito dei Normanni, Brindisi and flows into the marine area of the protected reserve of Torre Guaceto.
Article published on 29 October 2018 - 18:18
