Autobrennero closed after the flood of the Adige. Red alert in Lombardy

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Bad weather continues to hit the whole of northern Italy, causing what the president of Veneto Luca Zaia has defined as a true “devastation”, in which the first victims are counted in addition to the damage. A situation aggravated by the counter-exodus, particularly in Trentino Alto Adige where, due to the flood of the Adige ad Own in the afternoon the Brennero highway was closed in both directions between Bolzano and San Michele. The Brennero railway line is also closed. Between Malè and Trento, at the height of Cles, a landslide hit the tracks, touching a train. For the flooding of the Isarco, the civil protection invited the inhabitants of Closed do not go outside and take refuge in the upper floors of houses, while in Egna some families have been evacuated. And he’s also on the lookout for the Sarca River in Trentino.

The victims

The tragedy took place at a campsite in Marina di Massa, hit by a whirlwind. A tree fell on the tent where a three-year-old girl stood with her 14-year-old sister. The youngest died instantly while the girl was soon in hospital. As the hours pass, hopes of finding Andrea Galimberti, the 38-year-old mushroom hunter, originally from Comasco, overwhelmed by a stream near the lake, fade. Delio, in the province of Varese. The searches, interrupted yesterday due to bad weather, resumed this morning but so far without results. Instead, bystanders found a 47-year-old man stunned by lightning, but alive, while in the forest of the Hell valley, in the Bergamo area. A woman who fell into the Ombrone a. Rescued by a fire team in the river Meadow while trying to retrieve his dog who ended up in the water.

Zaia asks for “very quick answers”

It is a kind of war bulletin that lists rains, hail, floods and landslides across the North on the day of return from the holidays in which the rains have created queues and slowdowns almost everywhere. President Zaia, during an inspection in the Vicenza area, the most affected area of ​​Veneto with 150 damaged houses in the municipality of Arzignano, announced its intention to extend the state of emergency already decided in recent days for Veronese. “Once again we are on our knees due to bad weather,” said the governor, asking for “answers in a very short time” in Rome. For his part, the Minister of Relations with Parliament, Federico D’Incà, has assured that “the verification of the damage will be quick and accurate” and that the technicians will arrive in Veneto next week.

The fires

Coldiretti speaks of “incalculable damage”, not only because of bad weather, but also because of the fires that torment the south, in particular Sicily, where AltofonIn the Palermo area, 400 people were evacuated due to arson, while in the Trapani area the flames reached the Zingaro nature reserve. Fear in the spa Sperlonga, in Lazio, where hectares of vegetation were burned overnight, with the evacuation of houses and residences. To cause the fire that destroyed an olive grove a VinciInstead, in the province of Florence, it was lightning aided by the strong wind. Strong wind that also made a tree fall on a car, fortunately without passengers, a Pistoia.

Landslides and floods

But today’s new waves of bad weather have hit everywhere. Rain and hail swept the Verbano but also Torino, while in Sestriere it snowed at an altitude of 2,400. Hail also in the province of Bergamo where the hills of Val Cavallina and Alto Sebino have been whitened. Here state 42 had become impassable and was liberated by volunteers. Save also ad Ancona. Storm warning in Liguria. Closed due to creek flooding Landro a Dobbiaco (Bolzano) state highway 51 of Alemagna da Cortina in the Cimabanche pass, in Trentino, while the alarm grows over the level of Lake Alleghe. Landslides and floods also occurred in Lecco and in the Lecco area that led to the partial closure of state highway 36 Regina, which reaches Lake Como and runs alongside it. And the forecasts still do not speak of sun.