Sunday, February 28, 2016

Bad weather in Italy: two dead – The Messenger

Bad weather whip Italy causing damage and disruption in transport.

Two victims

 A 51-year old farmer, Rocco Montorro, died in Candidoni, in Piana di Gioia Tauro, crushed by a large eucalyptus tree crashed size, because of the strong wind on the car at the head of which man was running a farm road. Death was instantaneous and useless turned out the intervention of the fire brigade. The farmer was returning home after having spent the morning in the countryside to work.

A 50-year-old man instead drowned in the night after slipping in the Tione river, in the stretch between Villafranca and Rosegaferro ( Verona). They have taken place on the firefighters who have fished out the body. To give the alarm were some friends who were in the victim’s company. The group was returning to a common house where everyone lived. The origin of the tragic accident perhaps the slippery because of the rain.

Part of a crane set up in a work site has plummeted in Reggio Calabria, because of the strong wind that continues to rage in the city and in some areas of the province, on a uninhabited house. Many, moreover, the roofless roofs and billboards and unsafe billboards. Firefighters are intervening in many areas of the province of Reggio, and to deal with the damage, which are defined as significant.


Fear in Tuscany

 Damage to structures in a city park today in Pisa for the collapse of a tree that has befallen some games for children, on a bench and a street lamp public lighting. Fortunately, the garden was deserted at that time. The incident occurred at around 13 and on site have taken the fire department to remove debris. The tree, a large pine tree, probably sold after being damaged by strong winds yesterday, but also for the heavy rains of the last hours. The public park, to the south eastern outskirts of the city, was closed to the public.

Broken Links in Campania

 The rough sea and the strong sirocco wind have caused this morning stopping all maritime links between Naples and Capri. Caremar ship remained firm in dock canceling, starting at 11, he runs between the capital and the island. Previously they had been suppressed departures fast line between Naples and Capri. A hydrofoil is instead managed to secure some connections between Capri and Sorrento. After links with Capri, they are interrupted due to bad weather, but also between Naples and Ischia. Fermi is the fast boats that ferry: a single ship has succeeded in starting this morning towards Pozzuoli. For rough seas and strong winds the moorings of ships in the port of Ischia have been reinforced.

Alerts in Liguria

 It is not yet passed the disturbance which, according Arpal, continue to be of interest to the Liguria still for a day. Up to 13 tomorrow will be yellow alert. Have changed the conditions that, until this morning, resulted in a high probability of severe thunderstorms, organized and stationary: yesterday afternoon and last night thunderstorms were expected over the sea from the north, which has prevented the occurrence of their persistence on land . In Liguria it rained so much, but “good”: accumulated abundant especially in the Levant Center (Neither of 136 mm State, Reppia 126 mm, Borzone 101 mm), but the more moderate intensity (Genoa Pegli and Verzi Loano 24 mm / 1h) . abundant snow in the hinterland of the West, especially in Val Bormida: a Settepani, 1375 m above sea level in the province of Savona, the snow gauge has reached 87 cm. The strongest storms, with gusts estimated by radar 70-80mm / 1h, were dumped into the sea, avoiding consequences in a territory that went dunking with each passing hour. Until tomorrow is still expected rainfall on Liguria, to more diffuse character: locally we might have moderate rainfall, with low probability of isolated severe thunderstorms, and even large quantities. The snow will share rising to over 800 m, and the afternoon will reinforce again the winds from the North: Yesterday the gusts came to 117 km / h (Framura), and between today and tomorrow are expected to speeds above 100 km / h. waves rising up to rough with wave from the South West and possible storm surges. Savona in the grip of the bad weather, especially the Val Bormida. In the night it snowed copiously with disruption to road traffic for fallen trees. To be particularly affected the area of ​​Carcare and Cairo Montenotte, which have fallen nearly 40 centimeters of snow. During the night were numerous interventions made by firefighters to free the roads from fallen trees and the restoration of power lines. Trees were felled on the roads blocking traffic between San Giuseppe di Cairo and Cengio, including Dego and Giusvalla and Pontinvrea, including Murialdo and Calizzano and between Altar and Mallaig. A Roccavignale Pianissolo and several homes were left in the dark because of falling trees that have damaged the power lines cables. Also different road accidents due asphalt slimy, in any case there were no serious consequences for motorists. No discomfort particularly on the A6 Torino-Savona, where the road network is regular.

The forecast
The weather is expected that precipitation will continue, even in character reverse or temporal, of Liguria, southern Lombardy, Veneto, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Emilia-Romagna, Tuscany, Sardinia, Umbria, Lazio, Abruzzo and Molise. The Civil Protection issued a further notice of adverse weather conditions, indicating that the expected phenomena will be accompanied by intensive rain, frequent electrical activity, local hail and strong wind gusts. From late evening of Sunday February 28 is expected gale force westerly winds, with strong gusts of gale, on Sardinia, with tidal waves alongside the exposed coasts. From the early hours of Monday, February 29 are expected winds up to gale strong, northerly winds, on the Liguria and twenty strong to gale easterly, on Emilia-Romagna, with tidal waves alongside the exposed coasts. On the basis of the phenomena provided it was evaluated for today and tomorrow orange alert for landslide risk sull’Oltrepò Pavia in Lombardy, and on Abruzzo Western; for hydraulic and hydrogeological risk, however, of Tuscany, Umbria, on the western areas of the Veneto and of much of Emilia-Romagna. The alert is yellow, hydraulic and hydro-geological, on most of the remaining territory of the peninsula, as well as the northern areas of Sardinia.

 
         

             Sunday, February 28, 2016, 14:42 – Last Updated: 18:17
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