The storm that hits the north of Italy has caused the overflowing of several rivers and flooding of premises, homes and roads in different locations in the country, especially in the region of Tuscany, which this Friday was the most affected and where the firefighters They have evacuated a nursing home.
The president of Tuscany, Eugenio Giani, has declared the state of emergency in the region and has requested that it be raised to the national level due to the bad weather that is hitting the country. In the Emilia Romagna region it is expected that this Saturday the alert is raised to redthe maximum, since strong storms are expected and the level of the region’s rivers, already affected by the rains of these days. This Friday it continues on orange alert along with Liguria and Lombardy, Veneto and Tuscany have also joined them, indicated Civil Protection.
In Tuscany, the Cornia river has overflowed and is near the town of Campiglia Marittima a residence for seniors in need of medical care had to be evacuatedafter the water broke the dam on the bank opposite the town, which flooded land and affected several homes.
Around the towns of Affitti and Banditelle, 12 people who lived in the area were isolated and were rescued by firefighters with boats. In a nearby village, in Cafaggio, the Verdancio River has also overflowed, collapsing one of its bridges and flooding several houses and streets.
In the historic Tuscan city of Siennawhich has been closed for several days due to bad weather, the train station has been completely submerged because of the rains. In Veneto, attention is focused on the Bacchiglione and Retrone rivers, which are significantly rising in level and there are fears that they could overflow their banks and cause flooding.
On this Thursday night, a 75-year-old man found dead in the Borzanasca area in Liguria, after missing for a day after going out with a friend to look for mushrooms. In the south, the Sorrento Peninsula and the Amalfi Coast, flooding and landslides are also occurring and the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport is closely monitoring the situation.
