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Traffic was interrupted in both directions between Bolzano and S. Michele due to the flooding of the Adige at Egna. In the town evacuate the streets of the center and the artisan area. The gymnasium of the German-language secondary school is available as emergency accommodation
In the city of Chiusa, in South Tyrol, the Isarco River is flooded. The Civil Protection has invited the population of the country to leave the streets and public squares, and go to the upper floors of the buildings. The Brennero railway line is already closed. An evacuation is underway in the town of Egna following the flooding of the Adige. Persons – Explain to the firefighters: they must look for accommodation with relatives. The gymnasium of the German-language secondary school in via Bolzano is available as emergency accommodation. The evacuated areas are most of the downtown streets and the artisanal zone.
Brennero motorway closed between Bolzano and S. Michele
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Bad weather in Lombardy: floods in Lecco, hail in the Bergamo area
The Brennero motorway is closed in both directions between Bolzano and San Michele for safety reasons, after the Adige has overflowed at Egna. In the Isarco Valley, heavy traffic on the highway and on the main road makes it difficult to install a replacement bus service. The situation is also critical in Bassa Atesina: continuous controls are carried out to decide whether the closure of the railway line is also necessary in this area.
Roads closed to traffic due to landslides and floods
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Bad weather in Lombardy, a man struck by lightning in the Bergamo area
Disruption for tourists returning from the mountains of South Tyrol. Due to bad weather and urgent works, a 10-kilometer queue formed on the morning of August 30 in the north lane of the Brennero motorway, between Bolzano Nord and Chiusa / Val Gardena. In the afternoon the situation worsened when the Adige river overflowed at Lana and Bassa Atesina. Three state roads closed to traffic due to landslides and floods, the Brennero (SS12) near Campodazzo, the Alemagna (SS51) between Dobbiaco and Carbonin near Landro and the Valle Aurina (SS621) state road in Predoi. The Passo Palade (SS238) and Val Sarentino (SS501) state roads have been reopened.
