Bad weather, emergency in Campania. Mud stream in Irpinia, families evacuated



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On the left Monteforte Irpino, in the center and on the right Sarno (Twitter and Facebook)
On the left Monteforte Irpino, in the center and on the right Sarno (Twitter and Facebook)

Rome, September 27, 2020 – Still is bad weather emergency in Italy, particularly in the South Central where strong storms have flooded the city and created serious inconveniences. And a difficult Monday is announced for Calabria, Basilicata, Campania, Sardinia, regions for which the Department of Civil Protection has issued an orange alert.

The meteorological alert was launched yesterday in the southern regions. And the storm that hit Sicily caused the tragedy during which the Coast Guard non-commissioned officer Aurelio Visalli lost his life, who died trying to save a child in the stormy sea of ​​Milazzo.

Particularly affected today the Campania, with evacuated houses, floods, trees and fallen sheets, especially in the Salerno area. A great land slide has invaded the center of Monteforte Irpino, a municipality of 12 thousand inhabitants. Mud and debris blocked the alleys leading to Piazza Umberto I in the center of the city. In some places the mud has even reached the subway, invading the ground floors and basements. Many cars were washed away by the wave and blocked some roads and the inhabitants took refuge in the upper floors of the houses.

Not better ad Avellino where the Fenestrelle river flooded the area behind via Roma. TO SarnoDue to a flow of mud and debris, hundreds of people are being wisely evacuated in the historic center. The Civil Protection and the Traffic Police are working to help people get out of their homes. At least 35 families evacuated for whose reception a school was opened. Evacuations too Castel San Giorgio, in the province of Salerno, where the closure of schools has also been ordered. In the afternoon, in the face of heavy rains, Mayor Paola Lanzara had invited citizens “to stay at home occupying the upper floors of the houses and avoiding the use of basements and basements.”

Even the Caserta was affected by thunderstorms and one twister, so much so that tomorrow the municipal schools will be closed.

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