Violent storms in Italy cause chaos in the south of the country.
Now the next violent storm is imminent.
The ticker.
After a series of violent storms, the situation in southern Italy comes to a head.
A cyclone in the Mediterranean (Medicane) is brewing.
Warn weather experts.
The storm will intensify in the coming hours.
There is even a risk of a tsunami (
see update from October 28, 6:36 p.m.
).
The news ticker.
Update from October 28, 6:36 p.m.:
After only one night of rest, the south of Italy is threatened with the next storm shock. The Mediterranean cyclone is intensifying and will apparently become even stronger in the coming hours, as reported by the Italian
La Stampa
. The storm is currently settling between Malta and Sicily and will therefore have the characteristics of a Mediterranean hurricane, called "Medicane", in the next few hours. In addition, there is also a “tsunami” risk in Sicily as a result, the report goes on to say. Waves up to six meters high would be expected.
Update from October 28, 2:50 p.m.:
After the severe storms in Sicily had calmed down a little on Thursday, rescue workers discovered the body of a missing woman. As a result, three people fell victim to the extreme rainfall in the past few days.
According to the assessment of the rescue workers, the woman - like her husband - got out of the car and was hit by the masses of water. Her body was discovered about five kilometers from the car, as the police in Catania announced on Thursday at the foot of the Etna volcano. Her husband had previously been found dead about two kilometers away. Another man died in Catania on Tuesday because he was also found to be getting out of the car and then being pushed under the car by the water. On Wednesday, official reports had already reported three fatalities and one missing person (see original report).
The violent storms have been causing floods and damage in eastern Sicily for days.
The regional government declared a state of emergency on Wednesday.
The next severe storms are expected from Thursday evening.
“Highest risk of storms” in Italy: meter-high waves expected - another “escalation of the situation” threatens
Update from October 28th, 1:20 p.m.:
After a series of violent storms in southern Italy, the situation continues to worsen, on Thursday and Friday a hurricane may even be brewing over the Mediterranean.
As meteorologist Björn Alexander
explains
to
RTL
, the storms around Sicily should resurrect after a short break on Thursday and Friday.
Then the storm front should cause another "worsening of the situation".
As the RTL meteorologist further explains, the greatest danger comes from torrential rain.
In some areas, 300 liters per square meter could not be ruled out.
“So there are again anxious hours and days that the people there have in front of them.
An extremely dangerous situation with the highest risk of storms, ”the expert continues.
Should a Medicane actually develop over the Mediterranean Sea, there is a further risk of meter-high waves.
Extreme storms are raging in Italy and the forecasts do not bode well
Update October 27, 14:22
, "It is not over yet," the head of civil protection Fabrizio Curcio a crisis meeting in Catania, as the Italian news agency said at the end journalists
ansa.it
reported.
After a brief weakening, there should be a significant deterioration in weather conditions on Thursday and Friday.
Meteorologists fear that a hurricane in the Mediterranean - a so-called Medicane (word creation from Mediterranean Hurricane) - will arise, which will then make its way towards Sicily (see also first report).
The state of emergency continues to prevail in the province of Sicily.
The schools in Catania are closed on Thursday and Friday.
Retailers and authorities are also expected to close, says Catania's mayor Salvo Pogliese on Facebook.
Only pharmacies and grocery stores are allowed to remain open.
In the province of Catania at the foot of the Etna volcano, the fire brigade has carried out 620 missions in the past 24 hours.
Extreme storms in Italy: “tragedy” in the south - and cyclone soon returns as a Mediterranean hurricane
First report from October 27, 2021
Catania - Fortunately, it is not raining at the moment.
The people of Sicily (Italy) can take a deep breath for a moment.
Masses of water flooded the city of Catania at the foot of Mount Etna on Monday.
At times the old town was completely under water.
The floods carried cars away.
Dramatic scenes took place in Catania.
According to the authorities, up to 350 milliliters of rain fell in just 72 hours across the province.
There are enormous amounts of precipitation, especially since around 600 milliliters of rain fall there in a year.
Extreme storm in Italy: Mediterranean hurricane looms - southern Italy remains on alert
However, the break is short-lived. Meteorologists expect more extreme storms in the next few hours. The low pressure vortex over the Mediterranean is active and is regaining its strength. The strong cyclone is said to return to Italy as a Mediterranean hurricane or Medicane. The cyclone, which then develops into a medicane, can already be seen on satellite images. Weather experts are following the explosive situation very closely. However, it is difficult to predict the exact course of the eddy and the consequences, can
be read
on the weather
portal meteo.it
. There would be great uncertainties, despite the sometimes severe effects.
According to the forecasts, this medicane will develop his maximum violence on Thursday and Friday (October 28th and 29th).
The strong cyclone then steers back towards Sicily and Calabria.
Torrential rains, local thunderstorms and floods threaten.
On the coasts, meteorologists expect stormy winds with gusts of over 90 km / h with waves up to 5 meters high.
There is also the risk of storm surges on the most exposed coasts.
Storm in Italy: "Apocalyptic scenes, people dragged away"
The severe flooding in Catania has claimed lives.
A 53-year-old man drowned and was found under his car.
According to previous knowledge, a woman is said to have been run over while getting out of her car.
The severe storms of the past few days have taken their toll.
The number of dead rises to three dead and one missing.
In Catania the school is closed on Wednesday.
"It is clear to everyone that the city is facing a tragedy and an almost unprecedented atmospheric phenomenon," writes Mayor Salvo Pogliese on Facebook.
He ordered all shops to be closed by midnight for security reasons - with the exception of pharmacies and grocery stores.
Pogliese appealed to the entire population: "Please do not leave the house".
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