2023-10-31 12:24:10
Wetter
Red alert – parts of northern Italy are under water
There has been a threat of flooding in numerous northern Italian regions since Monday. The metropolis of Milan is particularly affected.
Published31. October 2023, 1:24 p.m
In Milan, the Seveso overflowed its banks and caused massive flooding.
Flooding has occurred in several northern Italian towns since Monday.
A woman and her two children were rescued from their car in Mediglia.
The weather initially calms down, but worsens again on Thursday.
A violent storm with thunder, thunderstorms and gusts of wind has been hitting northern Italy since Monday. The Italian Civil Protection warns of floods in several regions at X. Milan is badly affected. Because of the heavy rains In addition, the orange alert level applies in the regions of Tuscany, Veneto, Liguria, Lombardy and Friuli-Venezia Giulia, and locally even the red alert level. In the Tuscan port city of Livorno and many cities in the provinces of Lucca and Massa Carrara, schools were closed as a precautionary measure.
Damage
In Milan The fire brigade has been on duty since five o’clock in the morning. Around six o’clock the overflow of the Seveso led to flooding. In the community Medicine The emergency services were able to rescue a woman and her two children who were stuck in the car. There was a tree due to the strong wind fell onto the street. In the Region Isola The fire brigade had to rescue a woman from her Mini, which sank in the floods.
Garibaldi train station was also hit. There, an underpass leading to the tracks was flooded, as images on social media show. However, Trenord says that train services can continue as normal.
In Bagolino According to La Stampa, 250 people were evacuated due to an expected flooding of the Caffaro River. Likewise 100 people in Caffaro Bridge in the Brescia area.
At the Comer See The lake promenade had to be closed due to the dangerously high water level. The water level had exceeded the flood threshold and was already flooding the street.
Dispute between politicians
The floods in Milan have led to a war of words between the city councilor for security, Marco Granelli, and the president of the Lombardy region, Attilio Fontana. As “Rai News” writes, rainwater tanks have been being tested for a long time to prevent dangerous flooding. «And someone still says that the tanks are not needed. The Milan tank is currently being tested, but the others, those in the Lombardy region, are behind schedule,” says Granelli.
Fontana immediately countered: “I think Granelli should take better care of the city’s administration.” He believes that there have never been so many situations like this that “show complete neglect.” “When someone has a straw, they try to shift their responsibility to others,” he concluded.
This is how it continues
So far, everyone in the rescue operations has escaped with horror; there is no information about any injuries or fatalities. Today, Tuesday, the return of good weather and sunshine is expected, but on Thursday there will be another bad weather front with very heavy rainfall.
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