Severe damage – Three people die in floods in Sardinia – News

• Heavy storms with flooding on the Italian island of Sardinia caused severe damage over the weekend.
• According to the Interior Ministry, three people died in the floods in the Bitti municipality in the northeast of the island.
• According to their own information, the firefighters traveled to Sardinia and the also affected island of Sicily from Saturday to Sunday at noon to carry out more than 200 missions.

A 90-year-old man was found dead in a muddy house, the fire department said. In addition, according to the information, a bridge in Bitti collapsed, with no injuries.

Mud and large amounts of water

Videos circulating on the Internet showed masses of water running through narrow streets. The cars were in the mud and the rescuers were almost knee-deep in the water.

The civil protection authority had warned of the storms not to be anywhere on the road, as the water level could change very quickly. The red weather alert level was issued for Sardinia. The island of Sicily and the Calabria regions at the tip of the Italian boot, as well as Basilicata were also hit by storms.