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VERONA. By 16 kilometers washed away by the waters of the Adige, finishing meswallowed several times, surpassing two artificial dams me durable even one fight with the person that he was trying to save. It was a hard night’s work for him firefighters across the northeast but for a firefighter from Verona one can truly speak of a miracle. And it’s the same interior minister to break the news because what happened in the city of Verona is really incredible.
For days i tried from continuous interventions to help the population, cutting plants, securing roads and slopes, after verona was hit by large hailstorms, floods, strong winds, last night some firefighters were busy too in rescue operations of two people on the river Adige. A river that in the last 24 hours it has overflowed in several places in Trentino Alto Adige they also threaten cities and towns, laden with debris, carried by a rushing current, cloudy me swirl.
Around 9:30 p.m. a person fell into the water on the Ponte Pietra. One of the Firefighters’ water rescuers jumped into the water reaching for her and managing to hug her, despite the strong current, for about ten minutes. The person, however, she had no intention of being saved: however, one has emerged fight, ” which – explains the Ministry of the Interior in its press release – testifies to the perhaps voluntary gesture of man jumping into the water and thus attempting to break free from the grip. ” Several times the firefighter was dragged deep into the fight with the man, even excited the safety rope held by the fire brigade has not come loose operating from the ground.
In this point the man managed to break free and was seen disappearing into the flooded river but equal fate happened to the firefighteror that, now free of limitations, it has been washed away by the current disappearing among the waves. Trained and equipped with intervention teams in the water, The firefighter, however, has put all his knowledge and experience into practice and is, therefore, rmanaged to overcome all obstacles, including two artificial barriers. Was recovered about 2.15 to 16 kilometers from where it started. Five hours of streams, logs, mud and very cold water. Recovered in a mild state of hypothermia He was immediately transferred to Borgo Trento hospital from which he was discharged this morning.
In the meantime, At approximately 11.30pm, a second person fell, this also seems to be a voluntary gesture, on the Adige river from the San Pancrazio bridge, at a point where the rapids and the current did not allow recovery despite the immediate intervention of several fire teams They have also operated aboard inflatable boats. Searches for two missing persons are still on their way even with the help of drones and nucleus of divers from the Fire Department.
