6 thousand people stranded after an avalanche hit a connecting tunnel in Valle d'Aosta. It happened in the municipality of Gaby, on regional road 44 of the Lys valley
6 thousand people remained isolated after that one avalanche in the Aosta Valley it fell on one gallery in the Municipality of Gaby, in the province of Aosta. The tunnel is located on regional road 44 in the Lys valley and, due to the fall of an impressive snow avalanche, it has been closed for a few hours now. The two municipalities further upstream are completely isolated from the rest of the region.
Italy is currently affected by one strong wave of bad weather. Cyclone Fedra gives no respite in the North, where, on Monday 4 March 2024, the orange alert has already been triggered, in particular in Piedmont and Emilia Romagna.
It's not just the torrential rains hey strong winds to alert municipalities and the population. Unfortunately, snow avalanches in the high mountains also create considerable difficulties for citizens. Like the one that broke off in Valle d'Aosta, hitting a regional road in the municipality of Gabby.
The avalanche hit violently on the regional road 44 of the Lys valley, in the municipality of Gaby, in the Aosta Valley. A large amount of snow completely covered the entrance to a road tunnel.
The gallery was, of course, closed. Due to the avalanche, the two municipalities further upstream, Gressoney-Saint-Jean and Gressoney-La Trinité, are completely isolated from the rest of the region. 6 thousand people cannot move.
Due to the avalanche that fell in Valle d'Aosta on the regional road, 6 thousand people have been isolated for hours
“An hour ago the avalanche reached the tunnel, half an hour ago it reached the road itself. There are no people involved“. These are the words of the mayor of Gaby, Francesco Valeriowhile the bad weather does not abate in the region.
The mayor of Gressoney-Saint-Jean, Mattia Alliodhe added: “The disruption continues to persist and is intensifying. The situation is under control, monitored with the local avalanche commission. We are evaluating as a precaution whether to close sections of the regional road“. While the mayor of Gressoney-La-Trinité, Alexander Girodunderlines that we are “considering whether to close the stretch of road between Bino and La Trinité“.
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