The high water in Venice touched 144 centimeters in height on the middle sea at 9.40 am. The tidal center of the Municipality makes it known on the basis of the surveys of the various control units located in the city, in particular of Punta della Dogana in front of San Marco, and the port mouths. This is an exceptional tide that has covered the soil of the lagoon city for 60%. The forecasts had announced a possible altitude of 150 centimeters but the wind conditions in the Adriatic have reduced the push of the water towards the city.
SICILY - A long night of work for the Palermo firefighters due to the strong wind and bad weather that also caused three injuries. Between yesterday and today there have been over 150 interventions due to fallen trees, cornices, roofs, canopies and windswept plates. Dozens of interventions in the seaside village of Mondello and at the Foro Italico. Damage also to Monreale, especially in the San Martino delle Scale area. In the late afternoon yesterday three people were transported to the Civic hospital after being injured, fortunately not seriously, following the collapse of the kitchen roof while sitting at the table: investigations to determine whether the collapse was caused by water infiltration after the rains of these hours. The firefighters intervened to verify the viability of the house. A tree blown down by the fury of the wind damaged four parked cars.
The Aeolian Islands are still isolated due to the force 7 sea and the wind that blew 80 kilometers all night. Acquacalda, a village in Lipari, is lashed by the wind and storm surges. The sea flooded the houses of San Gaetano. Stop hydrofoils and ferries in Milazzo where about 200 people are blocked among islanders, vacationers, tourists, commuters and doctors who had to change colleagues. There were also several trucks loaded with foodstuffs that had to reach the islands for supplies in view of Christmas, which had stopped in Milazzo.
SARDINIA - Despite the bad weather, with strong winds that sweep the western coasts of Sardinia the merchant ship, finished Saturday evening on the rocks in Sant'Antioco, remains in its position, stranded in Torre Cannai, in western Sardinia. Careful monitoring continues on the stability and possible spillage of hydrocarbons into the sea, under the coordination of the Maritime Directorate of Cagliari. All 12 crew members of the cargo, flying the Italian flag and leaving from the port of Cagliari to Alicante, Spain, were recovered yesterday and rescued. Now it is expected that the weather conditions will improve in order to start the 108-meter-long boat's disengagement and also check the damage to the hull.
Night and morning of super work for the firefighters in Cagliari for the powerful gust of mistral. Dozens of interventions throughout the metropolitan area especially for the fall of trees and branches: some cars were damaged. Interventions also to reduce various risk situations, mainly due to dangerous walls and water infiltrations. Everything is regular at Elmas airport: so far, despite the mistral, no problems for aircraft arrivals and departures.
CALABRIA - A violent storm hit the Tyrrhenian coast of Vibonese causing the collapse of the final part of the ancient and characteristic pier from Marina di Pizzo. The storm in recent days had severely damaged the final stretch of the pier, causing numerous cracks in the concrete, but the violent swell of this night has dealt the coup de grace. In fact, a large portion of the pier has crashed. The area affected by the injuries had already been closed by the municipal administration with a special order after the last storm that had transformed the nearby promenade into a swimming pool by blocking some people inside the cars. Not long ago the pier had been the subject of work on the new flooring.
