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Heavy rains caused floods in north of Italy, activating it red alarm in some areas Veneto (northeast), Friuli (north) and the province of Bolzano, in the extreme north of Italy.
Within hours, firefighters in the Veneto area carried out more than 400 emergency operations between Belluno, Vicenza, Treviso and Venice. «Due to the risk of landslides and avalanches due to bad weather, I urge everyone to avoid traveling to the province of Belluno.Luca Zaia, president of the Veneto region, told the Ansa news agency.
In Modena, in Emilia-Romagna (north), the The Panaro river overflowed, causing the evacuation of residents from their homes in some areas where the water rose to 1.5 meters. Residents of these areas were asked to take refuge in the upper floors of their homes. Aid to the fire brigade came from Tuscany and Piedmont.
THE rail traffic between Bolzano and the Brennero pass on the Austrian border, where heavy snow fell, he was detained for security reasons due to the risk of avalanches and falling rocks and trees, as well as on the A22 motorway between Vitipeno and Brennero. The city of Bolzano is only accessible by motorway, as the other access roads are closed.
The avalanche alarm was sounded in the Dolomites and Alto Adige (in the far north), where firefighters performed 500 interventions the last 24 hours.
Another consequence of the bad weather: the soccer match between Udinese and Atalanta was postponed because the stadium was flooded.
In the last 24 hours, the level of the Po, the largest river in Italy, climbed 2.5 meters. «The condition of the largest Italian river is representative of the state of the waterways in the northern part of the peninsula, in Veneto a small bridge collapsed into a torrent in Gozaldo “according to Coldiretti, one of the largest agricultural associations.
The south of the country, although less affected, did not escape the bad weather: in Sicily, a strong storm hit Messina last night, flooding the streets. Maritime connections to the Aeolian Islands (north of Sicily) have been cut since Saturday due to strong winds.
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