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After a storm in Italy: German hiking group missing - grandparents and grandchildren found in the border region

2020-10-04T05:41:53.678Z


After violent storms, chaos reigns in northern Italy on the border with France. The Italian civil defense is looking for missing people. Germans are said to be among them.


After violent storms, chaos reigns in northern Italy on the border with France.

The Italian civil defense is looking for missing people.

Germans are said to be among them.

  • Heavy storms hit northern Italy on Saturday night.

  • After heavy rains, houses were torn away and streets were flooded.

  • The Italian civil defense is looking for missing persons, including Germans.

Update from October 3, 9 p.m

.: Four Germans missing after storms in Italy have been found, reports the AFP news agency, citing the Italian civil defense.

It is about the grandparents with their two grandchildren.

A total of 21 out of 22 missing people are near the

Tenda Pass

on the

French side of the border

was discovered, a spokeswoman for the Italian civil defense told the news agency on Saturday evening.

Among them are two Germans with their grandchildren living in Italy.

The 21 missing persons would now be brought to Limone, Italy, by helicopter.

A man in Italy is still missing after he was swept away by the water in his vehicle.

So far, two people have died in the storm in Italy.

The Italian province of

Piedmont

has now declared a

state of emergency

.

This is tweeted by the President of the Piedmont Region, Alberto Cirio.

After storms in Italy: Germans missing while trekking - grandparents and grandchildren in the border region among missing people

First report from October 3, 2020

Turin - Masses of water have wreaked havoc in northern Italy.

Extreme rains have flooded streets, caused landslides and simply tore houses away.

Several people are missing.

Especially in the northern Italian region of Piedmont there is a state of emergency.

According to the authorities, 22 people are initially missing in the provinces of Cuneo, Vercelli and Biella.

A 36-year-old was found dead in the Vercelli area.

These are the numbers at the moment, but they are constantly changing, said President of the Piedmont Region, Alberto Cirio, to Sky TG24.

After storms in Italy and France - German trekking group missing

The media reported that Germans were also among the missing.

A German trekking group did not initially contact a hotelier.

He was supposed to

pick

himself

up

at

Terme di Valdieri

after a tour of several days

.

As the Italian newspaper La Stampa reports, there are

six Germans

.

According to the hotelier, the group has been in the

Gresso Valley

since Monday

.

The situation is critical there, but his guests have only agreed to return for Sunday.

In his opinion, “missing” would not be the right term, emphasized the hotelier in an interview with La Stampa.

They do not even know that they are being searched for.

There is no contact.

In addition, the mobile phone coverage in the mountains is very poor.

"That is the real tragedy of these mountains," he told the newspaper.

The Germans are said to be on a special photo tour through the mountains.

There is no set schedule to take pictures of the unspoiled nature.

A freelance photographer who lives in Bavaria leads the group, the host continues.

They should be very well equipped and be able to provide for themselves.

They are not people who dare to venture into dangerous areas.

In any case, the hotelier says he drives to the agreed meeting point to pick up the group by car as planned, if the six are not found beforehand.

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Violent storms hit the border region between southern France and northern Italy.

© Screenshot Google Maps

Chaos after storms in Italy and France: grandparents and grandchildren missing

Four other Germans are missing in the Alpine region between Italy and France.

It is about

grandparents with their two grandchildren

, reports the AFP news agency.

A spokeswoman for civil defense confirmed that.

The missing people had names that sound Italian.

Further details are initially unknown.

Severe weather in Italy - "Orange" alert

🔔🟠 # allertaARANCIONE il # 4ottobre in Piemonte, Lombardia, Friuli Venezia Giulia e Trentino Alto Adige


🔔🟡 # allertaGIALLA in 11 Regioni


🌧️🌬️Piogge e venti forti al Centro-Nord.

Leggi l'avviso di condizioni meteo avverse del # 3ottobre👉 https://t.co/W6hIQcGeCl#protezionecivile pic.twitter.com/tbm4WVDum8

- Dipartimento Protezione Civile (@DPCgov) October 3, 2020

The storm situation in Italy remains tense.

Heavy rain, thunderstorms with hail and strong gusts of wind are on the horizon.

The Italian Ministry of Civil Protection has issued a new severe weather warning for regions in Italy.

As a result, it can rain heavily again in Piedmont on Sunday morning.

Even in Lombardy, Emilia-Romagna, Liguria and Tuscany, something comes from heaven.

Storm is gathering on the coast.

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List of rubric lists: © Photo by STRINGER / ANSA / AFP

Source: merkur

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