It continues to rain in the areas of'Emilia Romagna affected by Maltempo starting Tuesday. And unfortunately the budget continues to worsen: at the moment they are 9 confirmed victims, while others are still missing. Instead, they are beyond 10 thousand citizens evacuated. Traffic problems, while traffic on the Adriatic has been suspended on the railway line and slowdowns and cancellations have also been recorded in other sections of central Italy.
In Emilia-Romagna "we are facing another earthquake, I am not embarrassed to use these words,” said the governor Stefano Bonaccini. "We are facing - he continued - unforeseeable events: in some territories, in the last 24 hours, even 300 millimeters of water", a rain "never seen in this size and in so few hours in such a large area, which goes from the Reggio area to the whole of Romagna, and which arrives where an event of which we had no memory had already occurred two weeks ago in terms of quantity of water”.
Bad weather Emilia Romagna: dead and missing
There are 8 victims so far ascertained: three in Forlì, a man from the Ravenna area, a 40-year-old in the Bologna area, three in the Cesenate area. “Our thoughts go to the 8 victims and some missing. All the condolences of the Region go to them and their families ”, said the president of the Emilia Romagna region, Stefano Bonaccini.
According to provisional estimates of the Region they result 50 thousand users without electricity and ten thousand evacuees: three thousand in the Bologna area and five thousand in the Ravenna area, as well as important numbers in Forlì, Faenza and Cesena. "These are very difficult estimates because we are having a hard time getting close to the isolated houses" said Irene Priolo, vice president of the Region and councilor for civil protection. “An estimate destined to grow”. The brakes there are 250 registered in the Apennines, of which 120 are particularly important. THE Flooded municipalities I am 37. Also 23 rivers have exceeded the threshold of attention, of which 21 flooded.
The Motta bridge collapses
Following the breakup of the Idice and the great pressure to which it was subjected during the night it yielded ithe Motta bridge, which connects the Motta-Budrio with San Martino in Argine, in the Bolognese area. "Do not approach for any reason - warn the firefighters - near the area involved as a gas pipeline also appears to be involved".
Meanwhile, in Bologna, after the Ravone is the Navile canal also flooded, in the Corticella area. The municipality reports it, inviting citizens to "pay attention".
Minister Musumeci: "Within a year, a new national plan on instability", CDM on floods on Tuesday
“We are ready for a national plan to deal with heavy rains and long periods of drought, because we need a re-reading of the territory. We will work with the other ministries and it will be possible to achieve it within eight months or a year ”. said the Minister of Civil Protection, In the Musumeci, according to which "a new approach is needed from the point of view of the hydraulic system throughout the national territory".
The Minister of the Interior Matteo Piantedosi, after flying over the areas affected by the flood, he took stock in Bologna at the civil protection headquarters: "We flew over the areas of the Romagna route, a demanding and exceptional situation, stretches entirely underwater between Faenza and Forlì, we are here to bring all the support of the government, we have 700 units of firefighters, we need to think about the safety and security of the people".
In the meantime, Palazzo Chigi has announced that the Council of Ministers on the bad weather emergency which has affected some regions of the Center and North, in particular Emilia Romagna, will be held on Tuesday 23 at 11 am. The executive, let it be known by some government sources, is engaged in the field in these hours through the work of the civil protection, with the premier Giorgia Meloni in constant contact, from Japan, with the undersecretary Mantovano and the ministers.
Trains haywire, compromised traffic
On the A14 it was possible to reopen the included section between Bologna San Lazzaro and the junction with the Ravenna branch in the direction of Ancona, the Ravenna branch can also be traveled in both directions. Instead they stay the following sections are closed to traffic motorways of the A14 Bologna-Taranto: between the crossroads with the Ravenna branch and Cesena Nord towards Ancona.
As for trains, Trenitalia informs that circulation remains suspended between Bologna and Rimini, between Ferrara and Rimini, between Ravenna and Faenza via Granarolo, between Ravenna and Castelbolognese via Lugo. Traffic slowed down instead between Rimini and Senigallia, while it returned to normal between Bologna and Sasso Marconi.
"For High Speed and InterCity trains, scheduled for the section concerned, it is not possible to guarantee the continuation of the journey. High Speed, InterCity and Regional trains are subject to delays, route limitations and cancellations", reads the note.
It is possible to cancel or reschedule the trip.
“The road system is complex, with many streets flooded, movements are difficult if not with equipped vehicles, there are also problems on the national road system, it is advisable to avoid some arterial roads and movements from the south are not recommended. There is an interruption of regional railway services and the entire Adriatic section is diverted to the Tyrrhenian Sea; the invitation is to adopt measures of maximum caution, the emergency is by no means over, you have to listen to the indications, the rescue operations can be complex and put the rescuers at risk", said the deputy chief this morning Titti Postiglione Civil Protection Department to Rai News.
Imola GP canceled, Springsteen concert at risk
The Imola GP has been cancelled scheduled for the weekend. This was decided by F1, Grand Prix officials and regional authorities after a meeting held around 13pm. It was impossible to guarantee the safe inflow and outflow of the 160 who bought tickets. “The decision – announces F1 on its twitter profile – was made for the safety of the fans and the teams. It is not right to cause further pressure on the local authorities and on the forces involved in the emergency".
Strabologna has also been cancelled scheduled for Sunday and postponed game 2 of the Serie A2 playoffs by basketball between Cento and Fortitudo.
In doubt also the Bruce Springsteen concert, scheduled for Thursday 18 May, in Ferrara where 50 fans are expected. At the moment the show is confirmed – the organization explains – and the current weather forecasts do not jeopardize its realization. Minister Piantedosi explained that the Springsteen concert theme has not yet been addressed in terms of maintaining public safety, given the particular emergency situation. The area is not directly affected by the floods but that the concert still has an impact on the transport system, he added.
