Escape from the flames in Versilia and rivers at historic lows.
The fires and the heat continue to keep the country in check while in the last hours the last victim of the fires is a volunteer of the Civil Protection who was engaged in Friuli: the 46-year-old died crushed by a charred tree during the firefighting operations in Prepotto , in the province of Udine.
Fire in Versilia, the fire from the thermal images of the drone
And the drought now seems endless.
The lack of rain is also compromising the underground water reserves of the Center-North.
The Po river continues to record negative flow records, dropping to 113.7 cubic meters per second (at the Pontelagoscuro survey in Ferrara), that is about 10% of the average flow rate.
The Observatory on Water Resources, which raises the alarm in its report, also signals the exceptional rainfall deficit on Lazio with the provinces of Rome and Viterbo defined as "Italian capitals of thirst": Lake Bracciano has dropped by 36 centimeters compared to last year, that of Nemi of 96, while the lake of Turano decreases by one centimeter per day.
The flows of the Aniene river remain significantly below average, while those of Liri and Sacco are at their lowest since 2017. In the fiery Versilia, however,
over a thousand evacuated due to the fire that broke out last Monday and which then spread from the hills of Massarosa to the nearby territory of Camaiore and the hamlets of Lucca.
At the moment the burnt area, according to the data released by the Region, is 868 hectares.
The other territory of the country devoured by flames in these days is the Carso, where the Monfalcone plant of Fincantieri, in Gorizia, is closed for the second consecutive day, to allow the cleaning of the yards and decks of the ships from soot and smoke. , in some cases penetrated through the air conditioning ducts.
On the other hand, the A4 motorway reopens after two days in the direction of Trieste, in the section between Villesse and Lisert, but uncertainty remains about the evolution of the fire in the western part of the
motorway and the route between Sistiana and Redipuglia towards Venice remains closed.
The Minister of the Interior Luciana Lamorgese, thanking the staff of the Fire Brigade, Civil Protection and the volunteers involved in Friuli and Tuscany, asks for "extremely responsible behavior on the part of all citizens to safeguard our immense natural heritage and avoid dangerous risk situations ".
Temperatures remain at the limit in Trentino, where until Monday 25 July there will be values well above the average at all altitudes.
The Civil Protection has activated its provincial alert system: "the freezing point in the free atmosphere will exceed 4,500 meters - reads the
warning - in many areas of the valley floors at low altitudes the maximum temperatures will exceed 35 degrees centigrade and the minimum will not drop below 20 degrees.
In the lower strata, in the hottest hours, an increase in ozone concentration is likely. "In Bolzano, 38.2 degrees were recorded, the highest value so far in the province in 2022. It did not go much better in Ora, with 37 , 3 degrees, while in the northern area of South Tyrol the föhn has slightly attenuated the heat wave. The heat also affects the big cities and at the weekend the situation will not improve. On the contrary. Temperatures can often reach the fateful threshold of forty degrees.
In Bolzano 38.2 degrees were recorded, the highest value so far in the province in 2022. It did not go much better in Ora, with 37.3 degrees, while in the northern area of South Tyrol the föhn slightly attenuated the wave hot.
The heat also affects the big cities and over the weekend the situation will not improve.
On the contrary.
Temperatures can often reach the fateful threshold of forty degrees.
In Bolzano 38.2 degrees were recorded, the highest value so far in the province in 2022. It did not go much better in Ora, with 37.3 degrees, while in the northern area of South Tyrol the föhn slightly attenuated the wave hot.
The heat also affects the big cities and over the weekend the situation will not improve.
On the contrary.
Temperatures can often reach the fateful threshold of forty degrees.
