In Melissa, in the province of Crotone, a bridge gave way to the rains and collapsed.
According to what has been learned, there are no injuries because there are no people involved in the collapse.
It has been raining since last night in the province of Palermo, where the civil protection issued the orange alert
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Municipal police officers and firefighters report flooding along the Viale Regione Siciliana area.
The axis that connects the Palermo Catania motorway to Palermo Mazara del Vallo was closed at six from Corso Calatafimi to via Belgio due to some flooding in the underpasses.
At the moment, the one in viale Lazio, where Rap is trying to drain the water, and the one in via Belgio, to protect the work of the workers and prevent some motorists from creating danger to workers, remain closed.
Via Imera was also closed to traffic and floods are recorded as always in Mondello, in the area of the Civic and Policlinico hospitals, near the Palermo Mazara del Vallo motorway junction for Tommaso Natale and near Carini.
Traffic slowed also in the industrial area of Palermo and in the Guarnaschelli underpass.
Even the railway traffic with the airport suffered some delays, only around 9.40 the trains resumed regular circulation.
First wave of winter bad weather in the Aeolian Islands.
The seven islands of the archipelago since yesterday afternoon have no connections with the mainland due to strong gusts of wind coming from east-south-east;
rough seas blocked hydrofoils and ferries in ports.
The storm surges hit the Marina Garibaldi di Canneto in Lipari, which for some weeks has been involved in renovations of the seafront causing damage and inconvenience.
The sea also flooded the road in some places and sand and debris ended up in the rolling stock which created difficulties for car traffic.
The boats for safety have been moved to the sidewalks both in Canneto and Marina Lunga.