Extreme storms are rolling over Italy, especially the north. Heavy rainfall is causing flooding and there is a red alert in some areas.
Genoa – severe weather warning for almost all of Italy. Since Tuesday (October 8th), torrential rain has been pouring over the boot country, accompanied by heavy thunderstorms. Bitter for locals, but also for holidaymakers in Italy who wanted to enjoy the mild October temperatures in the south. And ex-Hurricane Kirk has yet to reach Europe.
Strong storms in Italy: disaster warning for almost the entire country
The red alert is currently in effect in parts of Veneto for October 9th; the day before, Liguria and Lombardy were also affected. Weather alert level orange now applies in Lombardy, as well as in Emilia Romagna, Friuli Venezia Giulia and Trentino-South Tyrol.
Dramatic weather scenes: Milan district flooded, landslide hits street on Lake Como
On Tuesday evening (October 8th), the storm caused severe flooding and landslides, especially in the north of Italy. The Ponte Lambro district of Milan was completely flooded, and a landslide hit the Via Nazario Sauro near Como.
Dramatic weather scenes also further south. In Campania a tunnel was full and in Sardinia there were loud bangs Il Meteo On Tuesday afternoon, 6,000 lightning strikes occurred within two hours.
Schools closed due to weather warning in Italy
As a precautionary measure, schools in many communities were closed. The authorities in Liguria and Tuscany reacted fastest.
Ex-hurricane has yet to reach Italy – the weather situation will ease from Friday
Further heavy rain is expected in Tuscany on Thursday (October 10th). The effects of ex-Hurricane Kirk will be joined by strong sirocco winds, and a lot of water is likely to come down again in eastern Liguria.
Then Italy will have a quiet weekend, the situation should ease from Friday. Il Meteo However, expects the next storms on Tuesday (October 15th). (moe)
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