DAs of yesterday morning, there have been more than seven thousand interventions by the Fire Brigade to deal with the wave of Maltempo that has affected the whole of Italy. More than 5.800 firefighters are busy with the operations, particularly in Liguria, Tuscany, Lazio, Veneto, Friuli Venezia Giulia, Lombardy and Piedmont. In Tuscany, the provinces of Livorno and Grosseto were hit the hardest, where the operational teams are still engaged in numerous interventions for flooding, landslides and various rescue operations. At the moment, there are about two thousand interventions throughout the region. Rescue operations are also continuing in Liguria: Genoa, La Spezia and Savona remain the most affected areas. Over a thousand interventions for widespread flooding, fallen trees and signs, landslides. In Rapallo, following a storm surge, nineteen boaters, some suffering from hypothermia, were rescued during the night by Fire Brigade divers, who remained trapped for hours along the dock of the East dam, which partially collapsed. Seven hundred interventions in Lazio. Seven hundred and seventy firefighters in the field to fight the Maltempo in Veneto: the provinces of Belluno and Treviso are particularly affected, where teams are working on widespread flooding, fallen trees and signs, and landslides. Operational personnel have been strengthened with the recall of personnel free from service and the dispatch of operational sections from Friuli Venezia Giulia. In Udine, in the Comeglians area, a bridge over the Degano stream collapsed, along the SS 465. No vehicles or people were involved. In Lombardy, in the provinces of Milan, Bergamo, Mantua, Lodi, Cremona, Brescia, and Varese, operational teams are working on numerous interventions for flooding, landslides, fallen trees, and securing unsafe structures. More than two hundred interventions in Piedmont for fallen trees, torn-off roofs, and flooding due to strong winds and heavy rains. Verbania, Biella, Vercelli, and Turin are the most affected areas.
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Article published on 30 October 2018 - 09:08
