A storm of wind and rain hit the western area of the Parma lowlands in the early afternoon.
Rain, hail and a very strong wind have created considerable damage in an area that goes from the river Po to Salsomaggiore Terme, passing through Colorno, San Polo di Torrile and Fidenza.
Some buildings were blown up by the wind, hundreds of houses from which the tiles flew to the ground, while the hail damaged dozens of cars, even on the A1.
Car with a windshield or a hail-ridden bodywork. There were also some rear-end collisions. Many damaged cars stopped, in columns, in particular towards Milan, near Fidenza.
Hailstorm on cars on the A1 motorway: dozens of broken windows near Fidenza
Heavy repercussions on traffic also along the Via Emilia after the closure of the Parma and Fidenza toll booths entering towards Milan. It was in fact necessary to close the section between Parma and Fiorenzuola heading north. The highway was reopened at 19.20.
Numerous safety measures were carried out by the Parma and Fidenza firefighters.
Fidenza, bad weather causes damage in the center: the roof of a building gives up
“At about 15 – writes the mayor of Fidenza Andrea Massari – a whirlwind lashed some areas of Fidenza including the historic center. The local police, the police are intervening in various points to ensure road safety and In the historic center a roof of a building has completely crumbled and several pieces of chipboard, even large ones, are now scattered in various parts of the historic center, in particular via Cavour. Many private structures, chairs, tables, awnings, are damaged and San Donnino Multiservizi is already reprogramming the services to clean up the affected areas. With patience and thanks to your reports, which you can also put here, we begin to restore “.
In San Polo the wind has uncovered the roof of the municipal gymnasium. The damage to crops is also noteworthy.
Grade kernels as large as apricots hit fields of tomatoes, watermelons, melons, corn, pears, beets, pumpkins and potatoes. Coldiretti Emilia Romagna reports: “In the provinces of Parma, Parma, Reggio Emilia, Modena, Bologna and Ferrara, the violent hailstorm that struck in the afternoon caused millions of damage, including those caused to crops and those reported by agricultural equipment and structures “, writes the association.
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