Bologna, 16 May 2023 – It continues to rain – as per the weather forecast e red alert – on a large part of the region and in particular in Romagna. Critical situation also in the Bologna area. Today the schools are closed as a precaution in many centres, Bologna. And the first critical news arrives from Bologna: the Ravone river is about to overflow in the city, which will lead to the immediate closure of via Saffi, a fundamental artery for disposing of city traffic. In the province, a pianoro, due families were evacuated as a precaution after the loud roar heard by the residents which seems to be linked to the flaking of a rock wall.
In Romagna they start at storm surges, announced by the strong wind from the East and the level of the rivers it is rising very fast.
| 6:58 | Ferry suspended in Ravenna |
The ferry that carries out the service between Porto Corsini and Marina di Ravenna has been suspended. Two replacement buses activated |
| 7:10 | Modena, bridges open over Secchia and Panaro | The bridges over Secchia and Panaro (Modena) are open (the level of the rivers, although rising, is still far from the precautionary threshold) and there are no particular situations on the road network |
| 8:27 | Bologna, provincial road interrupted due to landslide | Bologna: the sp7 Valle dell’Idice interrupted due to a major landslide near Monterenzio |
| 8:30 | Families evacuated to Livergnano di Pianoro (Bologna) | Loud roar in Livergnano di Pianoro (Bologna), two families were evacuated as a precaution. It seems that at the origin of the roar there is the flaking of a rock wall which, for now, has not involved houses or roads |
| 9:47 | In Bologna the Ravone is about to overflow | The Municipality warns that the level of the Ravone stream is rising very rapidly”. In the short term, therefore, it could overflow, causing the road to be partially or totally closed. |
| 9:55 | Romagna: Marecchia and Idice growing rapidly | The Marecchia and Idice rivers will exceed the orange alert level in the next few hours (2, on a scale of 3) |
| 10:00 | Provincial road 63 closed in Ravenna | Two landslides occurred in Ravenna which forced the closure to traffic of the provincial road 63 Valletta-Zattaglia, which connects the town of Zattaglia to that of Casola Valsenio. |
| 10:14 | Modena, open bridges but maximum attention is recommended | In Modena, the bridges over the Secchia and Panaro are open (the level of the rivers, although rising, is still far from the precautionary threshold) and there are no particular situations on the road network. However, the utmost care is recommended when moving around. The single integrated operations room of Marzaglia has been active since midnight and the municipal technicians, Aipo and civil protection volunteers are also at work. |
| 10:22 | First storms in Milano Marittima and Lido di Dante | In the area of the canal port of Milano Marittima some roads are flooding. Via Boito and via Leoncavallo have been closed. The water also entering Lido di Dante |
| 11:09 | Faenza, the Marzeno river grows |
Faenza, already on its knees after the flood of May 2, long live a new morning of terror: the most worrying is the Marzeno river, which has reached the second level of criticality (orange) |
| 11:12 | Hundreds of “preventive” displaced persons in Romagna |
A few hundred people have been evacuated since yesterday evening as a precaution between Faenza, Castel Bolognese and Brisighella, in the Ravenna area, due to the weather forecast. In Cervia, a couple of roads near the canal port have been closed |
| 11:20 | Riccione, closed bridges: “Do not leave the house” | It is advisable not to leave the house”. This is the appeal launched on social networks by the Municipality of Riccione, in the province of Rimini, where, due to bad weather and consequent flooding affecting various avenues of the Green Pearl, all the underbridges and bridges have been closed. As well as the train station. |
Schools chapter
In Ravenna they are closed – also stop at sports facilities and gyms – as well as in Forlì, Cesena, Riccione and in the metropolitan city of Bologna. The situation in the Modena area is different: in the city the schools are open today, while in the Municipalities of Castelnuovo Rangone, Castelvetro di Modena, Guiglia, Marano sul Panaro, Savignano sul Panaro, Spilamberto, Vignola and Zocca the mayors of the Unione Terre di Castelli have followed the line adopted in most of Emilia-Romagna with the closing of the gates.