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On Sunday August 30, there were heavy rains in the northeast causing damage and disruption of highway and rail traffic, especially in Trentino-Alto Adige.
The flooding of the river Adige caused the closure of the Brennero motorway in both directions between Bolzano and San Michele all’Adige, and the flooding of the river Isarco caused the interruption of rail traffic between Ponte Gardena and Bressanone. In Egna, in Bolzano province, the authorities ordered the evacuation of 600 people. In Chiusa, also in the province of Bolzano, where the Eisack of the banks broke out, Civil Protection invited residents not to circulate through the town and to move to the upper floors of the houses.
#TO UPDATE #bad weather
Still critical #situation throughout the territory of South Tyrol. Until tomorrow the state of #protection The civilian remains on the Bravo level. The resistance of #argins between Bronzolo and Egna.
???? https: //t.co/YT7uuxxNbD pic.twitter.com/kgg0CSBsl3– ProvinceBolzano (@ProvinciaBZ) August 30, 2020
On Monday morning the Brennero motorway was reopened in the section interrupted on Sunday, as the Adige fell below the level considered alarm. The evacuation to Egna was suspended and therefore the inhabitants were able to return to their homes. Between Saturday and Sunday about 3 thousand firefighters carried out more than 400 interventions.
At San Michele all’Adige, debris and logs carried by the river in the flood caused the collapse of a bike path over the river. Numerous footbridges over the Adige have been closed in Bolzano and other cities. At Val di Non, in Cles, a landslide hit the Trento-Malé railway line before the train headed for Trento. The driver managed to stop in time and there were no injuries. Also in this case the railway section was interrupted.
#Infointervento: 30.08.20 – Throughout South Tyrol there are landslides on numerous provincial roads and thus several roadblocks. In the video the Brennero state road (SS12) near Campodazzo. INFORMATION -> https://t.co/wQeqpLjKgd pic.twitter.com/vgnPdwJbmK
– LFV Südtirol ???? UVF South Tyrol (@LFVSuedtirol) August 30, 2020
In Friuli Venezia Giulia on Sunday 2 thousand people were without electricity. Within hours, there were hundreds of calls to firefighters for floods, roofs, landslides, people blocked by water in their cars, downed trees and power outages. The flooding of the Adige is also a cause for concern in Veneto and in particular in downstream cities, such as those in the province of Verona, where Civil Protection and Civil Engineers have decided to install bulkheads in the Customs area, in the historic center, the lowest point. on the river pass in the city.
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