One of the four ski mountaineers swept away by an avalanche in Monesi in the hinterland of Imperia has died. This was communicated by the local health authority of Savona, where the 44-year-old man had been transferred by air ambulance in code red to the Santa Corona hospital in Pietra Ligure. The ASL2 explains that the patient arrived lifeless at 4.57 pm in hospital. The company immediately activated psychological support for the family members.
Landslides, blocked roads, snowfall, heavy rain and maximum alert for rivers. It is an emergency due to the violent wave of bad weather that has hit northern Italy especially. The greatest inconveniences in Liguria, Piedmont and Valle d’Aosta.
Six ski mountaineers have been missing in the Swiss Alps since Saturday. Searches by Swiss rescuers are underway along the Zermatt-Arolla route. The group left yesterday from Zermatt, at the foot of the Swiss side of the Matterhorn, and is lost in the Tete Blanche area. The weather conditions are complicating the search for the missing people aged between 21 and 58.
In Italy the western side is the most affected. In the Ligurian stretch of the Aurelia traffic stop and immediate intervention by the Fire Brigade and Anas to limit the inconvenience to traffic. In Genoa the rain fell throughout the night between Saturday and Sunday, causing landslides and flooding with some streets filled with water and mud. About a hundred people remained isolated in Molini di Triora in the hinterland of Imperia due to a landslide which caused the collapse of part of the access road to the town. Also in the hinterland of Imperia, a collapse on the road to Lavinia Alta isolated another 70 people while four hikers were overwhelmed by an avalanche: they were pulled out alive and only one of them was hospitalized.
For further information Agenzia ANSA Six ski mountaineers missing, avalanche risk hinders rescue efforts – News – Ansa.it Five of them belong to the same family from Valais. They aimed to reach Arolla yesterday (ANSA)
In Sanremo a landslide isolated about twenty houses along the Cascine Lunaire road in the upper part of the Armea Valley not far from the prison.
A complex situation also in Piedmont where around thirty roads were closed as a precaution due to the risk of avalanches. Vehicle traffic interrupted on the provincial road to Ceresole Reale (Turin), towards Gran Paradiso. 60 centimeters of snow fell in the town in just a few hours and Sunday masses were suspended in the Canavese valleys. Also in the province of Turin, provincial road 32 which leads from Viù to Usseglio, in the Lanzo valleys, was closed in some sections due to the fall of trees overloaded with snow. Record blackouts and interruptions to telephone lines. In the province of Alessandria, the bridge over the Erro, the provincial roads 61 and 63 were closed due to the flooding of the Rio Granetta, the OltreOrba bridge in Capriata d’Orba and the fords on the Erro and Lemme streams.
In the Aosta Valley, regional road 24 of the Val di Rhemes is closed and tourists have been evacuated. The mayors of the municipalities hit by the heavy snow have the citizenship to stay at home, limiting travel as much as possible. This is the case of Cogne, Gressoney-La-Trinité and Gressoney-Saint-Jean. An avalanche fell precisely in the latter municipality, between the towns of Perletoa and Dresal, and for this reason the regional road 44 was closed entirely from the village further down the valley, Gaby – where another detachment occurred – up to Gressoney-La -Trinité, which is located at the bottom of the valley.
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The Minister for Regional Affairs and Autonomies, Roberto Calderoli, remained in contact with the local authorities throughout the day. “We are ready – he states – to provide any type of necessary help: in the meantime, as I always repeat in these cases, we send our heartfelt thanks to all the rescuers and volunteers engaged in these hours to help the affected areas”.
Wind and rain also in Lombardy where 150 firefighters intervened. In Brescia, scaffolding fell on a square that is part of the archaeological area of the Roman Forum. In Milan the yellow alert was extended and due to the heavy rainfall the Seveso containment tank in the North Park came into operation. Tornado in the Mantua area with some houses damaged.
Day of high water and super work for the Mose system in Venice. The mobile flood gates were activated on Sunday morning and the water level in the internal lagoon, and therefore in the city, was around 85 centimetres, enough to wet only Piazza San Marco, one of the lowest points.
Alert also exists in Emilia-Romagna where possible landslides in the Apennine belt are also a concern and an orange alert has been placed for Monday. Disturbances also in Tuscany with attacks in Lunigiana and Massa. Heavy downpours also in Rome where a tuff wall approximately 25 meters long collapsed in the Trastevere area and a tree fell in the garden of a school in the centre. Gusts up to 80 kmh in Bari where four flights were diverted to Brindisi and breaking latest news.
Video Bad weather in Vicenza, the Montebello rolling basin opened
Tuff wall collapses on parked cars in Trastevere, no one injured
Collapse of a tuff wall approximately 25 meters long, late yesterday evening, in via San Francesco Sales, in the Trastevere area of Rome. Firefighters and local police were on site. Four parked cars were involved, submerged in rubble. No injuries were reported. It would be a wall surrounding a private home. The road was closed due to the presence of debris on the road. The technical staff of Municipality I has been alerted for the relevant checks.
Video A tuff wall collapses on parked cars in Trastevere, no one injured
Due to the strong wind, connections to Ischia and Procida were difficult
Difficult maritime connections today for the islands of the Gulf of Naples: the adverse marine weather conditions are in fact strongly influencing the regularity of the trips to Ischia and Procida.
All hydrofoil services departing and arriving at the ports of Marina Grande, Ischia Porto, Casamicciola and Forio are currently suspended and some ferry trips to and from the island of Procida have also been cancelled. The strong wind and the very rough sea also caused the transfer to the port of Ischia of the connections operated with the ferries in the nearby port of Casamicciola; Even if the weather conditions are expected to improve for the rest of the day, it is advisable to consult the websites and call centers of the shipping companies before travelling.
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