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Crotone ends under water by a violent storm. The city dawned with impassable streets. Many people were rescued by firefighters after the water flooded the lower floors, garages and basements, also causing damage to cars, which in some parts of the city were completely submerged. “Stay safe” is the appeal launched by the municipality. “The city is devastated,” says one councilor. At risk the match with Lazio.
Crotone-Lazio at risk of postponement due to bad weather. The Municipality: “The situation will get worse, stay home”
#croton today. Not a pretty sight pic.twitter.com/1VCrj6nT4G
– fabio riganello (@fabioriganello) November 21, 2020
The attractiveness of the municipality
“Weather alert. Avoid going out for your safety. Do not impede the operation of rescue vehicles. ‘ The alarm was raised on social networks by the municipal administration of Crotone, a city hit by a violent storm at this time. “The weather situation in the next few hours is destined to get worse,” said the Municipality, “to stay home for your safety and not hinder the operation of emergency vehicles.” The municipal civil protection operations center meets again with Mayor Vincenzo Voce. The situation is on alert but so far there have been no injuries. Firefighters and civil protection participate in numerous interventions. Yesterday Civil Protection had issued the red weather alert.
The long night
Almost two hundred millimeters of rain fell in a few hours. The worst floods occurred between 7 and 8 in the morning. The nightmare of the devastating flood has returned to the city, which on October 14, 1996 caused six victims and millions of euros in damages. Hundreds of rescue interventions by Firefighters and Civil Protection to help people stranded in cars. Both the inhabited center of the city, with the main roads (via Mario Nicoletta, via Crea, via XXV aprile), and the suburbs of Tufolo, Farina, Trafinello, Margherita are flooded. Underground invaded by violent water came from the water channels that were to be used to drain the rains already swollen by the copious rain that fell equally abundantly at night. The streets of some areas of the city, which are located below sea level such as the Marinella district, have become rivers of water, mud and debris that have literally submerged all parked cars and flooded garages and warehouses.
Problems also in the province. In Isola Capo Rizzuto an abyss has been reopened in Piazza Aldo Moro. Also difficult to take state road 106. Some traffic police officers have rescued people who were trapped in the car on the state road near Strongoli. The mayor of Crotone Vincenzo Voce has brought together in permanent session the municipal civil protection operations center, which is monitoring the situation in constant contact with the Prefecture, Civil Protection and the Fire Department. We are also considering whether to play the Crotone-Lazio match scheduled for 3:00 pm today. At the moment there are no injuries but the weather situation in these hours is destined to get worse, so the invitation to all citizens to stay at home has been renewed for safety reasons but also not to hinder the work of the rescue teams. all engaged in the territory.
“Devastated city, dramatic situation”
«Last night our city was again hit by a storm that devastated its urban layout and weakened the residual energy already felt by the ongoing pandemic. The situation is clearly dramatic and with unpredictable health, social and economic implications, “writes the Crotone councilor on Facebook. Giuseppe Fiorino about the storm that struck the Pythagorean city.
“We need – he explains – a strong signal of cohesion, closeness and immediate response from institutions, mainly local, to the effects of this umpteenth natural disaster that has hit our city, which has highlighted its hydrogeological vulnerability despite the application part of the Versace Plan launched on the occasion of the 1996 event ». I believe, concludes Fiorino, “that we must propose a permanent convocation of the Group Leaders Conference, already in the next few hours, to make visible and operationalize the maximum citizen meeting with respect to the initiatives in which each of us will be an active part in terms of responsibility. of political leadership at different levels “.
Solidarity
“Solidarity with the citizens of Crotone, hit in these hours by a violent storm that flooded several areas of the city. Thanks to the Civil Protection men, the Police and all who have been involved in the rescues since tonight. The mayor of Reggio Calabria writes it on Twitter Giuseppe Falcomatà.
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