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The weather in Italy is changeable. Storms often cause a state of emergency. South Tyrol in particular has been hit frequently recently.
Munich – Heavy rain, hail, thunderstorms: It was not only Germany that was hit by storms on Sunday (21 July). The weather in Italy was not at its most summery either. Firefighters were called out in South Tyrol and Trentino. And this was not the first time. Only recently, a mudslide buried a road in the Dolomites in a South Tyrolean holiday paradise. In mid-July, landslides and floods devastated South Tyrol – and Austria.
Heavy thunderstorms with heavy rain and hail – severe weather in South Tyrol
On Sunday, the fire brigade in St. Vigil in Val Badia and in the upper Puster Valley (South Tyrol) had to be called out 50 times. The state fire brigade informed about this on FacebookThe cause was “locally violent thunderstorms with heavy rain and hail.” “Within a few hours, the firefighters dealt with water entering apartments and garages, dangerous branches and tree parts, overflowing streams and other suspected cases,” the post continued.
Photos show the extent of the storm. Underpasses were under water, trees fell and blocked roads, water entered apartments. “There were also floods and some streams overflowed their banks,” reported district fire chief Reinhard Kammerer. Rai South Tyrol. A thunderstorm cell had discharged in Val Badia, the report continued. suedtirolnews.it wrote that the storm caused a “doomsday atmosphere in Val Gardena”. From 4:30 p.m. onwards, the fire brigade was called out every minute.
Storms in Italy: Storm situation in Trentino remains explosive
Heavy rainfall also occurred in Trentino on Sunday, causing the level of the Avision river to rise, according to the newspaper The Dolomites reported. The Alta Val di Fassa area was particularly affected. And the weather situation is expected to continue for the time being. This is according to a Notice from the province It states that locally intense thunderstorms are possible until Wednesday morning (July 24). They are favored by “the ingress of unstable air.” The probability of precipitation will not decrease until Thursday, it continued.
Elsewhere, however, temperatures are above 40 degrees. Parts of Europe are suffering from a heat wave. (mbr)
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