A storm caused flooding on the tip of Italy's boot.
Some residents died in the floods and the fire brigade was on duty for 36 hours.
A
storm
* in
southern Italy
cost lives at the
weekend
and caused severe damage
Sardinia
was
particularly affected,
but also the neighboring island of
Sicily
and the
Calabria region
The
fire brigade
had to fight several hundred missions
Cagliari - Rushing mud-brown
water masses
that make their way through narrow streets,
rescue workers
who stand knee-deep in the water, mud-covered houses and cars: Current images from
Sardinia
show the threatening weather situation.
Severe
storms
and heavy
floods
shook
the
Italian island over
the weekend
.
Numerous buildings were damaged.
According to the Ministry of the Interior,
three people
died in the municipality of
Bitti
in northeastern Sardinia.
The floods brought a bridge down here.
The storm hit
Sardinia
, the neighboring island of
Sicily
and the regions of
Calabria
on Saturday.
According to the fire department, the emergency services were in constant use from Saturday to Sunday noon.
The fire brigade of Sardinia wrote on Twitter: "During the storm, the fire brigade was
on duty for
36 hours
in over
300 cases
." A video shows the flooded areas from the helicopter.
Da 36 ore #vigilidelfuoco al lavoro per il #maltempo che hainterestato la #Sardegna, superati i 300 interventi: 100 a #Cagliari, 85 a #Nuoro, 51 a #Sassari e 85 a #Oristano.
Nella clip il sorvolo dell'elicottero Drago sulle aree alluvionate di Bitti (NU) [# 29novembre 15:00] pic.twitter.com/wiUVgem9b7
- Vigili del Fuoco (@emergenzavvf) November 29, 2020
Violent storms in Sardinia: Highest weather warning level - people die in the floods
The
civil protection authority of
Italy had already warned in advance not to be on the streets, as the water level could change very quickly.
The
red weather warning level
applied on the holiday island.
The emergency services are still working
to clear
the streets of
mud and dirt
.
The former Italian interior minister and Lega boss
Matteo Salvini also
comments on the
dramatic images
from
Bitti
, Sardinia: "The first reports speak of 3 victims and 2 missing people, there are inaccessible areas and evacuated areas"
Immagini drammatiche dalla #Sardegna colpita dal #maltempo, tutta la mia vicinanza in particolare alla comunità di Bitti, nel Nuorese.
Le prime notizie parlano di 3 vittime e 2 dispersi, ci sono zone irraggiungibili e paesi evacuati.
pic.twitter.com/v25NlpboON
- Matteo Salvini (@matteosalvinimi) November 28, 2020
Storm in southern Italy: helpers with rubber dinghies in constant use
The weather front * reached Italy from the direction of
southern Morocco
and the Iberian Peninsula.
Last weekend, towns and roads in southern Italy were already under water.
As the
dpa
reported, the flood situation was particularly
dramatic
in the area around the city of
Crotone in Calabria
.
There trying
helper
with
rubber boats
and
amphibious vehicles
to rescue people trapped in cars and houses.
The fire brigade spoke of 200
rescue operations
.
However, there were no injuries there.
# 29novembre “Ho constatato i danni del #maltempo che ha colpito la #Sardegna.
Ringrazio le donne e gli uomini del Servizio Nazionale della #protezionecivile impegnati nell'assistenta alla popolazione ed esprimo la mia vicinanza ai familiari delle vittime ”So Borrelli a #Bitti pic.twitter.com/syEejA8E3W
- Dipartimento Protezione Civile (@DPCgov) November 29, 2020
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