The Brennero motorway is closed all night.



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AGI – The A22 Brenner motorway will probably be closed until tomorrow morning on the section between San Michele all’Adige and Bolzano Sud. AGI learns about this from the Autobrennero operations center. The important highway artery was closed in the afternoon after the risk of flooding from the Adige river in Bassa Atesina after the dead rains last night and in the morning. The interruption also remains on the Brennero railway line in the Isarco valley north of Bolzano.

About 320 people were evacuated in advance to Egna due to the risk of flooding from the Adige. 4 km queue on the highway with exit to San Michele for those coming from the south. All traffic spilled onto state highway 12 where queues formed between Salorno and Bolzano.

The situation remains particularly difficult due to the enormous amount of water that has fallen. Several rivers were flooded: the Isarco at the height of the city of Chiusa in the province of Bolzano, high water courses, the Adige is in flood and forced the preventive evacuation of 600 people to Egna in Bassa Atesina, and paralyzed traffic on the day of return to the cities after the holidays. More than 300 people were evacuated in Chiusa after the Isarco flood.

Bad weather also in Veneto where, according to Coldiretti, the damages are “incalculable”. According to what has been learned, the Prime Minister, Giuseppe Conte, heard today the President of Veneto, Luca Zaia, and the Mayor of Verona, Federico Sboarina. The Prime Minister expressed the greatest closeness and solidarity with the populations affected by bad weather and with respect to the request for a state of emergency made by the Veneto Region, said that he would be available, as soon as the complementary report arrives, to initiate an investigation with Civil protection. classification.

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