Bad weather to the bitter end over Italy. The alert still concerns Piedmont, Sicily, Sardinia and Calabria, regions that will continue to be scourged by heavy rains even for most of Sunday.
Just in Calabria there was a victim today, in Reggio, the lawyer Giovanni Pellicanò, 57 years old, overwhelmed by a tree in a small pine forest near his home. The Aeolian archipelago remained isolated, with the stormy sea, driven by gusts of wind up to over 20 knots. Violently hit the port facilities exposed to the sirocco. In Lipari the most difficult situation occurred in the commercial port of Sottomonastero, completely flooded, as well as the area below. The sea has also invaded the terminal part of the hamlet of Canneto, carrying sand and stones.
Damage also on the coasts of Cosenza, in Calabria, and in the Alto Mugello, in Tuscany. The province of Catania was also lashed by bad weather, where the Fire Brigade called other personnel into service to deal with requests for intervention. Markets and cemeteries have been closed in the city. A section of the Palermo-Catania was closed due to strong winds. In Sicily the alert remains red, orange in the rest of the island. Some families were evacuated to a village in the Chisone valley, in the province of Turin, in Perosa Argentina.
In Piedmont. where the orange alert remains for all the Turin and Cuneo valleys and for the plain area between the two provinces, small and medium watercourses are under observation, for which in some cases the threshold has already been exceeded. The most critical situation for the Ellero in Mondovì and the Ghiandone in Staffarda, in the Cuneo area. The flood passage of the Po, in Turin, is scheduled for Sunday evening, but in the city the areas along the river, such as the Murazzi, have already been closed in advance last night. What is expected is still an ordinary flood, as well as that of the Tanaro. "We are again in a difficult situation - said Alberto Cirio, president of the Region - but our consolidated Civil Protection system was activated in time, to guarantee the safety of citizens". The centers have been opened in 63 municipalities, since yesterday the operations room of the regional civil protection is operational 24 hours a day. From the monitoring of the waterways, updated in the late afternoon, there are no "concerns" - informs the Piedmont Region - but constant observation remains "to assess the arrival of any flood waves". Interrupted by landslide some provincial roads in Cuneo, Isasca, Monforte d'Alba and Peveragno. In the two provinces of Cuneo and Turin about 24 volunteers are involved, the Civil Protection has received 800 reports, from the Municipality, Province and Metropolitan City, for landslides and flooding. In Turin "the situation is critical, but under control", assured the mayor Stefano Lo Russo, who took stock of the situation with the councilor Tresso. Until tomorrow afternoon in Piedmont heavy or very heavy rainfall is expected on the foothills of Turin and Cuneo. Yellow alert again for tomorrow on the south-east of Valle d'Aosta and in Sardinia in particular in Nuoro.
The flood of the Po is scary, the Murazzi in Turin closed
