A bad weather alert in Piedmont and Liguria. Go beyond the rivers: in Turin, the river Po in Cuneo, on the Tanaro – The Sun 24 Hours

emergency bad weather in Piedmont and Liguria. A little while ago the river Po is released from the banks at Turin, in the area of Murazzi, in the centre of the city. This is confirmed by the Civil Protection. In other points the level of the main Italian river is under observation for the risk of flooding. The mayor Chiara Appendino has signed an ordinance prohibiting the transit of vehicles and pedestrians and parking. Forbidden to pedestrians, also to the Medieval Village, on the banks of the Po. In the area of Turin several waterways, including the Stura Lanzo have already exceeded the levels of the guard.

several hours is a red alert in the high Tanaro, and in the cuneo plain, while on the other plains are expected to criticality will be high. In particular, it is increasingly serious the situation in the province of Cuneo. Flooded the historic center of Garessio, where the Tanaro river is esondato; the water is invading the streets in the centre of Bagnasco. Problems at Ceva, where is esondato the rio Cheironzo and the main road to San Bernardino was closed due to a landslide. Closed some factories, the civil protection is inviting people to climb to the high floors of the houses.
In Mondovi, were evacuated as a precaution schools.

Fear of the bad weather in Liguria and Piemonte

And because of the damage caused by the bad weather were closed to traffic in the Piemonte region, state road 28 "del Colle di Nava" from Garessio in the province of Cuneo up to the regional border with the Liguria region and the state 490 of the "Melogno" in the locality of Bagnasco, where it was established, as a precaution, the ban to all categories of vehicles in both directions at the bridge over the river Tanaro. This is reported by Anas, that is present on the spot with his staff Anas for the management of the road network and the resumption of normal circulation as soon as the weather conditions allow.

the Mayor of Garessio: “We are afraid, it seems the ’94″
The traffic will be rerouted temporarily on the local road network. Anas is recommended to drive carefully and to remember that the evolution of the traffic situation in real time is available on the website www.stradeanas.it or on all smartphones and tablets, thanks to the application “Vai Anas Plus”.

“We are afraid, you are bordering on the situation of the flood of ’94″. So the mayor of Garessio, Sergio Di Steffano.
“The river Tanaro had climbed over the bridge in the middle of Garessio, splitting the city in two,” says the first citizen contacted by telephone by Ansa. We have closed all the bridges, the factories and the schools. The bars and shops of the centre are flooded. The state road coming from Ceva is closed due to landslides, we are isolated in all respects. At the moment there are no incidents to the people but the situation is bad”.

red Alert in Liguria

lighted Signs that alert Red Alert, in Genoa, (photo Ansa/Luca Zennaro)

The heavy rains that in these hours they are hitting the west side of the Liguria region have caused several flooding of roads and basements, especially in Sanremo and Albenga. The red alert issued by the Civil Protection will remain in force till 6 am tomorrow morning in the centre and in the western part of the region.
To worry about in the provinces of Imperia and Savona, and is, above all, the sudden rise in the level of several rivers and streams. Argentina in Montalto Ligure, in the hinterland of Imperia and the Arroscia to Pogli, in the hinterland of Albenga, have already passed the threshold of full ordinary. In constant growth in the levels of the Roja and the Nervia, in the extreme west of liguria and of Centa and of the Neva in the Albenganese.

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