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Severe storms have raged in northern Italy. In Turin, the streets were impassable after a massive hailstorm.
Turin – Also Storms raged in Germany on FridayBut in Italy, the weather events were once again more extreme. The Italian The Sera CorriereA storm with record amounts of hail caused absolute chaos on the streets in Turin, among other places.
At around 5 p.m., the hail bomb hit Italy’s fourth-largest city with full force. “Turin on its knees” was also the headline in the daily newspaper The RepublicThe hailstorm completely paralyzed traffic in the city in northern Italy.
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The traffic police switchboard was flooded with calls. Dozens of fire department operations were the result of the storm. The emergency services had to empty the drains on Piazza Baldissera so that the rainwater could drain away again. Ice water also broke through a roof and flooded an apartment on the top floor where two children were, reports the RepublicAnd the water level of the Dora also rose sharply.
Traffic came to a complete standstill. “I have never experienced such a situation,” said a resident of the Republic: “I had to leave the car and walk because the roads were impassable.” He spoke of an “impressive” amount of hail. Train traffic in the Turin area was also temporarily suspended on some routes.
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Videos and images on social media show how the streets of Turin are completely white because of the hail. People are trying to clear cars, but are failing because of the sheer volume of the precipitation.
The weather portal ilmeteo.it is also warning of heavy rain, thunderstorms and local hailstorms for Saturday “in many regions of the country”. The storms are moving across Italy from the north. In the Alpine region and in Lombardy, warnings are issued in the morning. Later, the weather will also hit the Po Valley, although the situation here is expected to improve in the afternoon. However, the situation remains unstable in the Alpine region and in Piedmont. This means that new storms are also threatening Turin. The Italian Ministry for Civil Protection has issued warnings for the affected regions and activated the civil protection systems. (rist)
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