Continue the wave of bad weather over Italy, with fires in the south and torrential rains in northern Italy. The situation in Genoa is delicate where, after last night's storm, it has started to rain again. Due to a landslide in Savoy, Italy-France trains are interrupted for a week. It's raining in Milan where the Seveso and Lambro rivers are closely monitored. Venice is grappling with high water, while snow is falling in Sestriere. In the Valtellina, in the province of Sondrio, the Frodolfo a stream is overflowed Santa Caterina Valfurva: the inhabitants of the hamlet of Santa Lucia evacuated.
Bad weather: flooding in Genoa
Yesterday evening and during the night, they fell in Genoa 155mm of water. The storm has caused flooding throughout the city, from the center to the Principe station. Underpasses closed and blackouts in some areas. The railway systems in Novi Ligure went haywire due to lightning, causing disruption on the Turin-Genoa line. "Liguria was affected last night by a major disturbance that especially affected the Genoese area - explained the president of the Region John Toti—. In fact, all of central and eastern Genoa has measured between 100 and 200 millimeters of rain in the last 24 hours. There were no injuries and this is the most important piece of news, but more than 200 interventions by the fire brigade were concentrated above all in the province of Genoa due to the many floods. At the moment there are still isolated storm cells and conditions of instability, with the possibility of even strong storms and storm surges especially in the central part of the day in the eastern center, so I continue to recommend maximum caution to all Ligurians".
Red alert on Lombardy, orange in 6 regions
For today, the civil protection has issued the red alert in Lombardy and orange in Friuli Venezia Giulia, Liguria, the Province of Bolzano, large sectors of Piedmont, part of Tuscany and Veneto. The alert is yellow on western Abruzzo, Campania, part of Emilia-Romagna, Tuscany, Veneto and Piedmont, on Lazio, part of Molise, the Province of Trento, but also on large sectors of Sardinia, in Umbria and on the Valle d' Aosta.
Damage in Lombardy
In Lombardy, bad weather has caused damage throughout the region. TO Varese twenty cars were damaged by the collapse of the false ceiling of a Lidl supermarket last night: the structure gave way under the weight of water and wind and collapsed onto the cars without causing injuries. TO Brescia the wind caused the collapse of some trees in the city center, in Piazza Tebaldo Brusato right in front of the provincial command of the carabinieri. The fallen trees that severed the power lines leaving the residents in the dark. There Treviglio-Cremona railway line was blocked for three hours this morning. After the intervention of the Rfi technicians, the trains resumed regular circulation shortly before 9. It continued to rain at Milano, where all the parks in the city have been closed.
Landslide in Savoy: Italy-France trains interrupted
A large landslide fell from the mountain yesterday in the French Maurienne valley, in Savoy. Closed for an indefinite period on rail traffic between Italy and France through the Frejus tunnel. A one-week stop is assumed.
Here the list of Milan-Paris and Paris-Milan high-speed trains that have been cancelled, according to what was communicated by Trenitalia:
– FR 9292 Milano Centrale (6am) – Modane – Paris Gare de Lyon (25pm);
– FR 9281 Paris Gare de Lyon (7:30) – Modane – Milano Centrale (14:07);
– FR 9287 Paris Gare de Lyon (15:16) – Modane – Milano Centrale (22:07);
– FR 9296 Milano Centrale (15pm) – Modane – Paris Gare de Lyon (53pm).
Il Frejus motorway tunnel it is only open to vehicles weighing less than 3,5 tons. Paolo Foietta, president of the commission reports to Ansa that. "As soon as the geological diagnosis has been made, emergency work will begin to restore and clear the rocks and mud". In the meantime they are also interrupted in France thereA43 motorway, between Sant-Micel.de-Maurienne and Mdanee the Route Dèpartementale 1006, between La Praz and Le Freney.
A landslide has fallen due to the bad weather of the last few hours also on the eastern Garda, between Malcesine and Torbole, between the provinces of Verona and Trento. The road is temporarily closed to traffic in both directions. The Brenner railway line is also closed on the Austrian side due to a landslide.
High water in Venice, snow in Piedmont
Risk of high water in Venice At 11 today a maximum of 1 meter is expected, which will make Piazza San Marco go underwater, at 21.50 tonight it will touch 105 centimeters. Almost the same situation tomorrow. The technicians of Mose they were alerted to a possible lifting of the gates in the afternoon.
The wave of bad weather is also affecting Piedmont, bringing the snow in Sestriere, between the Upper Susa Valley and the Chisone Valley, and beyond 2.000 meters of altitude. The temperature in the morning was around 2 degrees.
Fires in Sicily
As happened at the beginning of August, Italy is split in two. If torrential rains fall in the North, the South is plagued by fires: yesterday Trapani airport was closed for about four hours due to a fire that engulfed the runway. In Scopello, also in the Trapani area, 400 tourists were evacuated due to the flames.
During the night, dozens of fires were reported in the Palermo, Messina and Trapani areas. The firefighters and foresters were engaged in the areas of Balestrate, Partinico, in the Jato valley and in the area between Termini Imerese and Campofelice di Roccella.
