Bologna, 26 September 2021 – Thunder, lightning and above all a pouring rain who for an hour and a half gave no respite. The streets of Bologna went haywire, large branches fell on the road: the leaves starting to fall from the trees have clogged the manholes and made it difficult for the water to flow out. In via Traghetto, in the Pescarola area, a tree fell and hit a motorcyclist.
I fire fighters have been overwhelmed by hundreds of requests with unreachable switchboards. Impracticable i underpasses of via Zanardi and via Massarenti, as well as those of via Larga and al Pilastro, the ring road was blocked due to rain. Dozens of cellars invaded by water. In Santa Viola and in the Stadium area they occurred black out, fortunately for only a few minutes.
Strong inconveniences also in the province, especially in the area of Casalecchio e Valsamoggia. A Budrio it was a hailstorm that shouldn’t have caused any damage. After months of drought, 25 millimeters of rain fell in a short time: throughout the day today, Arpa issued a ‘weather alert.
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