Naples, 12 Nov. (LaPresse) – An orange alert for severe weather was issued at 6 am this morning for the eastern coast of Liguria, whilst a yellow alert is in place for the centre of the region and the eastern slopes of the Po Valley. No new incidents were reported overnight, but clean-up operations are continuing in La Spezia following the damage caused by yesterday afternoon’s storms. In Castelnuovo Magra, 226 mm of rain has fallen over the last 24 hours, 194 mm of which fell in 13 hours, according to Arpal data. In La Spezia, the main landslides affected Via del Forno and Via Montalbano. In Via Nino Bixio, nine people were evacuated yesterday due to flooding on the ground floors. In Sarzana, several flooded underpasses have been cleared, whilst the municipal Civil Protection service continues to monitor river levels. According to Arpal’s measurements, 41 mm of rain was recorded at 5.30 am in Novegigola, in the Magra river basin, whilst 33.6 mm fell in Casale di Pignone within 30 minutes. Overnight, wind speeds reached 70 km/h in Casoni di Suvero, in the municipality of Rocchetta di Vara, and 61 km/h in La Spezia. The arrival of mild air from North Africa is keeping temperatures high, with nearly 20 degrees in La Spezia, 18 in Camogli and 17 in Sanremo. The Regional Civil Protection Operations Centre will continue to monitor the development of the weather system and will remain open for the duration of the alert, in coordination with the local councils.
Bad weather: orange alert in Liguria, 226 mm of rain in Castelnuovo Magra
Naples, 12 Nov. (LaPresse) – An orange alert for severe weather was issued at 6 am this morning for the eastern coast of Liguria, whilst a yellow alert is in place for the centre of the region and the eastern slopes of the Po Valley. No new incidents were reported overnight, but clean-up operations are continuing in La Spezia following the damage caused by yesterday afternoon’s storms. In Castelnuovo Magra, 226 mm of rain has fallen over the last 24 hours, 194 mm of which fell in 13 hours, according to Arpal data. In La Spezia, the main landslides affected Via del Forno and Via Montalbano. In Via Nino Bixio, nine people were evacuated yesterday due to flooding on the ground floors. In Sarzana, several flooded underpasses have been cleared, whilst the municipal Civil Protection service continues to monitor river levels. According to Arpal’s measurements, 41 mm of rain was recorded at 5.30 am in Novegigola, in the Magra river basin, whilst 33.6 mm fell in Casale di Pignone within 30 minutes. Overnight, wind speeds reached 70 km/h in Casoni di Suvero, in the municipality of Rocchetta di Vara, and 61 km/h in La Spezia. The arrival of mild air from North Africa is keeping temperatures high, with nearly 20 degrees in La Spezia, 18 in Camogli and 17 in Sanremo. The Regional Civil Protection Operations Centre will continue to monitor the development of the weather system and will remain open for the duration of the alert, in coordination with the local councils.