SALERNO – Landslides, mudslides, and flooding have been affecting the Salerno area in recent hours, where severe weather has left a trail of damage and disruption to traffic. The most critical situation is along the coast and in the hilly areas, with work underway and traffic slowed in several strategic locations.
In Camerota, Cilento, the force of the sea has hurled rocks, sand, and debris onto the Mingardo regional road 562. Safety operations are still underway, and municipal police are patrolling the area. The road remains passable, but the municipality urges extreme caution. In the same area, a landslide caused by heavy rains affected the road between Camerota and Lentiscosa: prompt intervention allowed traffic to be restored within a few hours.
Serious critical issues also at Vietri sul Mare, where a rockfall of approximately 50 cubic meters forced the closure of the Amalfi Coast Highway 163 at kilometer 48,800. The collapse damaged safety nets and flooded Via Madonna dell'Arco, near several homes, with debris. Six families were evacuated as a precaution. Firefighters monitored the cliff with the help of drones, while the Prefecture Salerno The Rescue Coordination Center meets to take stock of the situation.
There was also disruption in the capital, where a landslide on Via Fra' Generoso, a road connecting the commercial port to the motorway junctions, forced the introduction of a one-way system regulated by traffic lights, with inevitable repercussions on traffic.
The wave of bad weather also had consequences in the Naples area. arzano Fourteen families, for a total of thirty-four people, were evacuated after the partial collapse of a building on Via Zanardelli, which had already been evacuated some time ago. According to what emerged from the Prefecture in Naples, there was a safety order pending on the building with demolition which was not carried out.
While the sea remains rough along much of the Salerno coast and continues to wash debris onto coastal roads, authorities are focusing on preventing further landslides. Damage assessments are still ongoing, but the picture confirms the fragility of a region that, under the pressure of heavy rains and storm surges, is revealing all its structural weaknesses.
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The situation in the Salerno area seems dire, but it's not entirely clear. Landslides and floods are things that happen very frequently, but perhaps not enough is being done to prevent them. Let's hope the authorities take action.