Snow on snow, critical situation, blackouts and closed roads



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In Garfagnana and the mountains of Pistoia, too much snow that fell in one night has created many problems. From the province of Lucca: “The region help us”

CASTIGLIONE GARFAGNANA – Too much snow fell in one night: 30 centimeters that have gone to accumulate the fallen in the last days even reaching more than one and a half meters of snow, much of it fell in Garfagnana and in the mountains of Pistoia in 24 hours. In the early afternoon there was also a tap (see related article) that overwhelmed some people returning downstream from the Predaccio refuge in San Pellegrino in Alpe, in Garfagnana.

The entire Garfagnana was hit hard by heavy snow last night and the province of Lucca has decided to close some roads along the slopes of the Lucca mountain and invoke it. regional state of emergency for the exceptional meteorological event that bends Media Valle and Garfagnana.

Provincial highway 16 closed at least until tomorrow Saturday between Naggio and San Donnino. Also until tomorrow, in order to carry out road safety evaluations, the section that from the end of the town of San PellegrinOR go up to the border with the province of Modena della provincial highway 71

The work of the men and the media in the province of Lucca continues to focus on making it safe and, therefore, practicable. provincial highway 72 and the regional highway 445 in taken from Piazza al Serchio in Camporgiano.

“We are facing an exceptional event – says the president of the province, Luca menesini – which puts the Serchio Valley to the test and comes a few days after another equally exceptional event. We believe that it is necessary to evaluate the opportunity for an intervention by the Region, to classify what is happening as a ‘regional emergency’ and ensure that the organizations involved can receive the necessary support to restore normalcy ”.

The snow also resulted irregular blackout In many areas, where Enel technicians have been working for hours to restore electricity, power lines have been damaged by downed trees. The breakdowns left several villages in the municipalities of Minucciano, Molazzana, Castelnuovo Garfagnana, Castiglione di Garfagnana, Camporgiano, Sillano Giuncugnano, Careggine and Vagli di Sotto, Piazza al Serchio, Molazzana, Villa Collemandina, Pieve Fosciana, Bagni di Lucca in the dark.

Upset also in Mountains of Pistoia, where firefighters have been busy since last night, due to the heavy snowfall that has been affecting the area since last night. Most of the interventions are carried out in the areas of Pian di Novello and Abetone. In total, about 25 firefighters are used to help the population, some also from the Florence, Massa Carrara and Prato commandos with the appropriate means.



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