Italy has been hit by heavy storms. In South Tyrol there is snow chaos, an avalanche hit a village. The snow masses had pressed through the streets of Martell, said Mayor Georg Altstätter. But there are no victims. Houses were damaged and people evacuated. "The situation is precarious," said Altstatter.
The Brenner motorway was closed between Bressanone and Vipiteno due to heavy snowfall, said the traffic control center. It prevail in the greater part of South Tyrol's great avalanche danger level 4, said national meteorologist Dieter Peterlin on Twitter.
In South Tyrol, the forces had already prepared for new snowfall during the night. Already on Friday, snowfall had caused chaos, thousands of people sat in the dark because of the power outages caused by it.
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Italy: storm, snow, continuous rainAvalanches could escape through snow to medium and low altitudes, said the state administration in Bolzano. "It is also to be expected with overturning trees, rockfalls and landslides, small-scale flooding, power outages and communication failures and traffic obstructions."
Venice threatened the third tidal wave within a week. For Sunday, the tide office of the municipality called out the highest warning level. The water should therefore rise to a level of 160 centimeters, the peak of the high water level was expected at about 13 clock. The municipality warned again against strong winds. Mayor Luigi Brugnaro also closed St. Mark's Square again and called for "maximum caution".
On Tuesday, the highest tide had wreaked havoc in Venice for more than 50 years. The water was driven by strong wind up to 187 centimeters increased. On Friday, water masses flooded again a large part of the UNESCO World Heritage city.
A storm swept over Rome during the night. Numerous trees overturned. Also in Tuscany there was an alarm. Roofs were covered in the area around Grosseto, said the fire brigade.