More bad weather in Italy. There are two regions, Liguria and Lombardy, where today, Tuesday 8 October, the alert is red. Flooding in Genoawhere the orange alert went off at 10pm yesterday. The most critical situation in Valpolcevera. During the night, the Fegino river reached the alert level and the Civil Protection raised the alarm. The recommendation is to go up to the upper floors and look for safe places. The lower part of via Borzoli is closed. Worsening is expected during the day. Schools of all levels have been ordered to close. In the La Spezia area the alert will be red starting from midday.
Orange alert in 7 regions
The alert is orange for 7 regions due to a disturbance of Atlantic origin which brings heavy rain and thunderstorms to all regions of Central-North. The weather phenomena, impacting the different areas of the country, could determine hydrogeological and hydraulic criticalities which are reported, in a national summary, in the national criticality and alert bulletin which can be consulted on the Department’s website.
Thunderstorms over Liguria and upper Tuscany already at night and extending, from the early hours of the morning, to eastern Piedmont, Lombardy, Emilia-Romagna and subsequently to the Autonomous Provinces of Trento and Bolzano, Veneto, Friuli Venezia Giulia and the rest of Tuscany. The extension of widespread precipitation, including showers or thunderstorms, is expected from late morning/early afternoon today to Umbria, Lazio and subsequently, especially in the western sectors, to Abruzzo and Molise. The phenomena will be accompanied by heavy showers, frequent electrical activity, local hailstorms and strong gusts of wind. From early morning today, strong to gale-force winds are expected from the southern quadrants, across Emilia-Romagna, especially the Apennine sectors and Liguria, extending to Veneto and Friuli Venezia Giulia, especially the coastal sectors. Storm surges along exposed coasts. The orange alert concerns the entire Lazio and sectors of Friuli Venezia Giulia, Veneto, Lombardy, Liguria, Emilia-Romagna and Tuscany, it is yellow in 13 regions.
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