EMERGENCY in Palermo, Trapani and nell’agrigentino
Midi June 16, 2016-08 : 04
PALERMO – The sirocco blows and ignites Palermo and province. The wind and the heat are fueling numerous fires since Wednesday evening, with severe damage and hardship for the population. Scorching heat: in Palermo at 14:27 there were 45.7 degrees. At the airport of Punta Raisi to 15 they have reached 44 degrees. The humidity is 10%. Two closed highways. In early morning traffic on the A20 Palermo – Messina was stopped between junctions Buonfornello in Castelbuono, on both carriageways, because of the smoke that was obstructing the road visibility: the fire licked up some buildings and hotels in the area.
Family stuck at home
Other fires raged in via Sperone and then in via Mariano Campo, in the popular district Brancaccio in Palermo. residents of an entire building were evacuated. A family at number 6 is locked in the building and can not get out. The flames enveloped several cars and even some light poles. Another fire broke out in via San Raffaele Arcangelo. A dense cloud of smoke enveloped the streets of Santa Rosalia Village.
Due to a fire in Carini in Cinisi, in the early afternoon, it was closed in both directions also the A29 Palermo-Mazara del Vallo. On the personal place of Forestry and Fire Brigade. Flames are also reported on the Palermo-Catania at junctions between Villabate and Bagheria. Closed due to fires also the national road 113, between Lascari and Cefalù. A Lascari schools, some houses and a nursing home were also evacuated. A Collesano flames broke out near a populated area and four houses were evacuated. In action ten teams of firefighters, two Canadair and civil protection assets.
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Fires in the Palermo area, closed the highway for Messina
Social housing in via Fileti at risk
The situation worse as the hours passed, a fire broke out in the capital in the public housing area in via Fileti. Police are evacuating some buildings. Also flames in via Bonanno.
Public Gardens closed
A fire It broke out on Mount Pellegrino, the promontory overlooking the bay of Palermo. Burned trees, scrub and maquis. The smoke is visible from throughout the city and in particular the port area. The town has ordered that following the strong wind and until ceased dangerous situation, all the gardens and municipal parks are closed.
Unsubscribe flights
the strong wind also caused the cancellation of some flights from Falcone Borsellino. Ryanair flights Palermo Rome Fiumicino and Rome 9:55 of Palermo of 13. Cancelled also Palermo Memmingen of 10:45 have been canceled.
Controversy councilor: operators do not communicate
There is also room for a note moved by the regional Environment Maurizio Cross. “It’s a serious problem – says the deputy of the Sicilian Region, Maurizio Cross – Each of these operators (civil protection, firefighters and Forestry Department, ed ) operate without connection. They work on different platforms, so there is no dialogue between them. ”
Crisis Unit
The Prefecture Palermo has set up a crisis unit to handle the emergency. Are the leaders of the firefighters, forest, the 118, civil protection in addition to police managers, police and financial police. The Prefect Antonella De Miro is coordinating the interventions. Regional Civil Protection issued a risk alert for fires and heat waves to ‘high temperatures and weather conditions that can have negative effects on people’s health. ”
Bimbi kindergarten poisoned by smoke
I’m over sixty, up to now, people have been poisoned by the smoke. Ten have been taken to hospitals in Cefalu, two policemen at the hospital “Civico” of Palermo, while fifty kindergarten children “the Sunflower” of Monreale were taken away from their parents directly to the nearest hospital, “Ingrassia” Palermo . Their would not be a serious condition. At Poggio Maria foresters and firefighters along with the civil protection volunteers have saved a girl who was trapped in his house engulfed in flames. Several homes were damaged by the fire.
Cefalu, the mayor: dramatic situation
another fire broke out in the king’s highway Trazzera in Bagheria, where some houses were evacuated. dramatic situation in Cefalu, remained isolated from the A20 motorway closure, where the Lapunzina Rosario mayor warns: “Right now the tourist town can only be reached from State Road 113, where you walk to a crawl. “The fire,” he explains, “you are first developed in Lascari area and from there, fueled by the strong sirocco wind, he has gradually extended up behind the Hotel Costa Verde, which was evacuated, in Mazzaforno, Cape Playa and are likely now to reach the Hotel Saint Lucia, at the entrance to Cefalu. ” In the hospital, “Lily” of the town were suspended outpatient activities and planned admissions. The he notified the health department but stress that will be guaranteed the urgencies and first aid activities, which have been assisted during the course of the morning ten patients for simple intoxication smoke, no serious cases.
Other affected areas
Other municipalities are particularly affected both Palermo Bisacquino, Terrasini and Gratteri. heavy disruption to circulation, because smoking has flooded some roads. A Gratteri are going up in smoke several hectares of woodland. Also in this case the ground teams are supported by a canadair. in smoke this Mediterranean Cefalu. Decided to close the Zingaro Nature Reserve, in the Trapani area.
A Palermo snaps heat emergency plan
Meanwhile, the column of mercury rises, with temperatures up to 40 degrees and the Asp Palermo has triggered the “emergency plan hot 2016″. The envisaged interventions are aimed, above all, to the most at-risk groups, namely children up to 4 years of age and the elderly. “In view of the high temperatures required in the day – said the general manager of the ASP, Antonio Candela – we anticipated 15 days the entry into operation of the Plan. Since yesterday we alerted the Pronto Soccorso of the city and the province and activated the corporate crisis team that is monitoring the development of the situation. ” Prepared an “alert service” for the elderly already under home care (Adi) and patients ‘fragile’ directly reported by general practitioners to an operations center.
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Agrigento, fire in the industrial area
Fire also nell’agrigentino
Even the Agrigento sirocco has fueled a fire broke out on the outside of an establishment for the collection of waste, pushing the flames devouring the warehouses where they were stored glass and plastics ready for recycling. The industrial zone of the city of temples has been shrouded by tall, dense columns of smoke.
June 16, 2016 | 08:04
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