Cities Under Water – Floods fall from car bridges

A polar storm hits Italy, causing chaos and devastation. A flood, a death and blocked transport routes determine the scenario.

Updated as of October 19, 10:06 am: Unrelentingly bad weather continues at launch. “Almost all of Italy under water in next few hours,” the weather portal headlined Weather. One of the most serious civil defense warnings in recent months applies.

The situation could worsen significantly on Saturday, especially in the Veneto, and a red alert has also been triggered in Emilia-Romagna. A polar cyclone moves from the Tyrrhenian Sea towards the center of Italy. Schools are closed in five regions.

Meanwhile, a particularly active storm line sweeps south across Sicily. Many streets were completely flooded and some cars were swept away. In the province of Caltanissetta, a large rock fell on a road.

Fierce storms rage in northern Italy: Towns flooded – massive water falls from car bridges

First report from October 18, 12:32 PM: GENOA – Italy is currently hit by severe storms. Severe weather prevailed on Thursday (October 17), especially in the northern part of the country. In Flooding has occurred in many areasOne was killed near Genoa. A polar cyclone, a tropical cyclone that moves across the country from the northwest, is responsible for these unusual weather conditions and is expected to move southward.

Polar cyclone causes severe flooding in northern Italy

The regions of Liguria and Tuscany are particularly hard hit. A polar storm caused flooding in Liguria on Thursday night. The next day the thunderstorm developed its full force. A man died after being caught in a flood while picking mushrooms in a forest near Genoa. Rain. That.

Railway stations and parts of the highway were closed due to flooding. Schools had to be closed. A video of it X Shared shows masses of water falling from the car bridge at Sorri, near Genoa, into the river below. The second-highest alert level was raised in Liguria on Friday morning.

Fierce storms in Italy: Siena under water

The situation was worse in parts of Tuscany on Thursday, especially around Siena. Due to thunderstorms and heavy downpours – in some areas up to 100mm of water fell per hour – streams and rivers burst their banks. Eugenio Gianni, the head of the region, warned on his Facebook profile on Thursday evening that some rivers could reach critical levels during Friday.

In Siena, the train station was closed due to flooding and train traffic to Florence was disrupted. A shopping center was flooded. A tense atmosphere continues to prevail. Mayor Nicoletta Fabio ordered the closure of all schools on Friday. In the Livorno region, the storm flooded cellars, streets and houses. A man was saved from the flood by desperately clinging to traffic signs.

A hurricane is hitting southern Italy this weekend

With Liguria facing the worst of the weather, forecasters predict the storm will spread to north-east and central-south Italy on Friday before the storm hit southern France. Rain is expected in large parts of Veneto and Friuli-Venezia Giulia. Heavy thundershowers are expected over central and southern regions this evening.