Storms cause flooding and evacuations in Italy
Residents have been evacuated in Liguria after landslides, while several regions remain under heightened alert.
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Italy’s civil protection agency warned on Friday of heavy rain and strong winds in parts of Italy. Residents in the province of Genoa have been evacuated after landslides; the Italian authorities are preparing for flooding and other weather-related damage in several regions.
According to news agency ANSA, landslides occurred in the province of Genoa overnight from Thursday to Friday. In Carasco, residents were evacuated after heavy rainfall worsened conditions in the area. ANSA also reported problems with roads and waterways in Liguria.
Italy’s civil protection agency had issued an orange alert for Friday in parts of Liguria, Emilia-Romagna, Tuscany, Umbria and Lazio. The alert is an assessment of the risk of, among other things, hydrological problems; it is not a measure of the eventual damage.
In Liguria, ANSA had earlier reported that the Lavagna river had partially burst its banks near Calvari. Workers in the area around La Spezia had also been moved to safety. The final extent of the damage and the number of evacuees had not yet been established.
The civil protection agency is warning of heavy rainfall in parts of Italy. Regional meteorological services and the national civil protection agency expected further heavy rain, local thunderstorms and strong winds on Friday. According to the national civil protection agency, parts of Tuscany had previously been under a red alert for hydrological risks.
For Dutch people in Italy, accessibility and local instructions are particularly important. Roads, rail links and ferry services may be temporarily restricted when water levels rise or slopes become unstable. A definitive nationwide assessment of the damage and the number of evacuees is not yet known.
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The current evacuations and alerts are based on an ANSA news report and official warnings from Italy’s civil protection agency. The text distinguishes between measured damage and forecast risk.
- confirmed Landslides occurred in the province of Genoa and residents were evacuated. — Reported by ANSA on 13 November. source
- confirmed An orange alert was in force on Friday for parts of Liguria, Emilia-Romagna, Tuscany, Umbria and Lazio. — Mentioned in the civil protection agency’s official warning. source
- confirmed The final damage and the number of evacuees had not yet been established. — The sources consulted provide no definitive nationwide assessment. source
Editor's note
The landslides, evacuations and alerts were reported by ANSA and the civil protection agency. The total damage and the final number of evacuees had not yet been established at the time of publication.Sources
- Frane nella notte ed evacuazioni in provincia di Genova — ANSA
- Maltempo: piogge e venti forti fino a burrasca al Sud — Dipartimento della Protezione Civile
- Maltempo: allerta rossa in Toscana — Dipartimento della Protezione Civile
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- RTL Nieuws — „italië storm”