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Red alert in Italy: First dead after "depth charges" - now threatened by a Mediterranean hurricane

2021-10-26T06:56:55.601Z


Severe storms have already caused massive destruction in Italy. Now the south is threatened with the next weather shock.


Severe storms have already caused massive destruction in Italy.

Now the south is threatened with the next weather shock.

Catania - Heavy storms and floods have hit southern Italy again.

There was massive destruction.

In the meantime, a fatality has also been confirmed - more people are missing.

But a meteorologist now sees the next big weather threat rolling towards the region.

After heavy rains, creeks and rivers swelled up in Sicily and caused flooding.

A couple from the Catania region was swept away by the floods of a torrent.

In the meantime, the body of the 66-year-old man has been found, as reported by the Italian

La Stampa

.

According to the authorities, there is little hope of the woman who is still missing that she will be found alive.

Heavy storms in Italy: Hundreds of fire services

According to the sheet, there have been hundreds of fire services in Sicily in the past few hours.

The reasons for this are heavy rainfalls on the one hand and strong winds on the other.

Both of these led to severe damage in the region in southern Italy.

According to the report, "depth charges" hit many places and were already blocking streets in small towns and were also responsible for missing people.

In the west of the island, four men, including two Germans, were trapped by the swelling water of a river.

According to the report, they could be saved at the last minute.

Many communities in eastern Sicily have decided to close schools.

This decision is also supported by statements from the civil protection department.

This called "red alert" in Sicily.

Storm in Italy: air traffic disrupted - hurricane threatens

Air traffic is now also impaired.

Dozens of flights have already been canceled or changed, according to the report.

This affects both connections to Palermo and Catania.

But the region is threatened with the next weather shock.

Up to and including Saturday, peak levels of around 300 to 500 liters of rain per square meter are expected in southern Italy and the Ionian Sea, said

RTL

meteorologist Björn Alexander.

“This threatens severe flooding in places.

Landslides cannot be ruled out either, ”says the expert.

In addition, extremely strong winds are expected - sometimes hurricane gusts with speeds of over 120 or sometimes even 140 kilometers per hour.

At sea in particular, the ships were threatened with waves meters high.

According to the meteorologist's explanation, a so-called medicane could develop on Thursday and Friday, i.e. a Mediterranean hurricane.

“A Medicane arises when an actually quite normal low over warm water continues to intensify and thus acquires more and more tropical properties,” explains the meteorologist.

(rjs)

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Source: merkur

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