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Milan, August 29, 2020 – Hundreds of interventions for the Fire Department, ANAS personnel, and law enforcement agencies involved in the territory afterwave of bad weather that is affecting northern Italy and, in particular, the Lombardy. According to the command of the provincial fire brigade, the most substantial damage would have occurred in the area to North of Milan, between Sesto San Giovanni and Monza, but also a Lecco, Como and in the mountain areas.
Lombardy alert
Although for the moment the climate still foresees instability and phenomena storms, in almost all the Lombard provinces, at least on weekends, with several stormy moments. As for the weather, the Arpa della Lombardia reports how Orange alert (a medium gravity) some areas of Valchiavenna and Lower Valtellina, the lakes and Pre-Alps of Varese, Valcamonica, the eastern lakes and the central plains with the hydrogeological node of Milan. The alert is cRed odice due to hydrogeological risk from 2:00 p.m. today to 2:00 p.m. tomorrow as regards all the provincial territory of Como, Sondrio and part of the province of Varese. The Milan City Council has activated the Municipal Operational Center (Coc) to monitor hydrometric levels of the Seveso and Lambro rivers and radar and the MM teams of Local Police, Civil Protection and Water Services will be alerted to graduate the activation of the piano of emergency.
38 years disappeared in the Varese area
A 38 years to go, after being overwhelmed by the force of the water of a stream in Val Veddasca. The man was with a close friend Lake Delion in the municipality of Maccagno with Pino and Veddasca. According to a first reconstruction of the events, the two were walking along a path when they found themselves in front of a rushing stream, whose flow increased significantly in a few hours. While he was near the river, probably looking for a way to wade through it, the 38 years old was overwhelmed by the power of the current who took it. The friend immediately raised the alarm and the searches continued until late at night when the weather conditions did not allow them to continue.
Milan, uncovered ceiling in Quarto Oggiaro
Bad weather hit Milan at night between Friday and Saturday, especially affecting the northern districts of the city, such as zone 8. Wind and rain have discovered he roof of the RSA “Pastor Angelicurs” in via ArsiaAs a result, the road was closed: traffic and public transport were diverted. The work of the rescuers lasted for several hours, to move the roof sheets, collapsed on the cars parked on the street, fortunately without causing injuries. Meanwhile, people hospitalized at the center have been transferred to other structures. (PHOTO)
Storm in Brianza
Trees felled, flooded streets and covered with leaves and branches, flying barriers, roads blocked in Brianza. Great damage of the violent storm that crashed last night. In Viale Cesare Battisti, cars are forced to pass through the bike path by a series of trees collapsed sideways on the road, fortunately without causing injuries. Via Correggio was also blocked due to a fallen plant. Annoyances also in the Cazzaniga area, via Don Minzoni, via Lecco, SantAndrea and in the Triante district. Panels delimiting the construction site in via degli Zavattari in front of Zucchi secondary school have flown to piazza Trento. Blackout in viale Campania. (PHOTO)
Fallen trees and landslides in Valtellina
Numerous interventions by the fire department in Valtellina. Among them, the recovery of a vehicle that brings frozen food home, bogged down in the mud in Briotti, Municipality of Ponte in Valtellina, the Triangular plant cut, an insecure Terna cable in Sacco, fraction of Cosio Valtellino, falling stones over it Sommasassa and closure of the connecting road with Castello, in Teglio, flood from a ditch near a Dubino sausage factory. Closed temporary, as a precaution, the state road to Stelvio in Bormio. Snow on Stelvio Pass (VIDEO).
Hail like eggs in the Cremona area
A violent hail It happened in the early afternoon, between 1:30 p.m. and 2:00 p.m., in Casalasco, causing flooding and damage. Grains as big as eggs they hit the area between Quattrocase, Fossacaprara and Roncadello, while in Casalbellotto firefighters also intervened to secure several unsafe trees. Shortly after, a storm with violent rain, wind and more hail also between Crema and Cremasco.
Hikers located in the Brescia area
Five peopleand stayed blocked along the way that from Temù leads to the lakes of Avio, in the upper valley of Camonica. The group was descending from the Garibaldi refuge when they encountered difficulties due to a landslide. A team of Firefighters Brescia, who led the five hikers back to the valley safely.
The Viability Front
With respect to viabilityState highway 233 “Varesina” was reopened to traffic in the Cadegliano-Viconago area (Varese); the closure was necessary due to a landslide that had invaded the road on Friday. Also the road in the direction of Switzerland from the highway State Highway 36 «Lake Como and Spluga» in Colico Piano (Lecco), closed last night due to a landslide, has been reopened to traffic. The state road 42 “del Tonale e della Mendola” between Malonno (Brescia) and Sorico (Brescia) is also of regular circulation, where traffic has also been restored along the lane, after cleaning the muddy material. The closing of the State highway 340 «Regina» between Domaso and Gravedona, in the province of Como, after a series of landslides.
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