-On the other hand, the road to Bargone, a hamlet of Casarza in the Tigullio that remained isolated after the fall of a landslide caused by the heavy rains of last night and this morning, has been reopened. In the same area flooded the rio Battana, a tributary of the Gromolo, which brought tons of wood and reeds into the sea, creating difficulties for the dockers.
The circulation of trains was also strongly affected. Stop at the Toulon-Nizza-Ventimiglia line and along the Nizza-Breil-Tende line, in the hinterland of Ventimiglia. No convoy will be able to transit from 11am until tomorrow morning. In the department of the French Maritime Alps it is red alert at least until tonight.
Updates also arrived via twitter from the president of the Region Giovanni Toti: “In Bargone (Casarza) there was a landslide that isolated the hamlet but the removal works have already started to bring the situation back to normal as soon as possible”. Keep your eyes on the Petronio stream, on the Trigoso shore in the Province of Genoa, which could exceed the level of guard. On the A26 the Masone tollbooth, in the province of Genoa, is closed in both directions, due to the landslide that overlooks the ramp. Sensors have detected important ground movements since last night.
In Ventimiglia, the Ludovico bridge closed due to flooding due to heavy storms, on the French side, at kilometer 3.405 along the road, state 1 in the direction of the «Balzi Rossi». Traffic is diverted to state road 1 «Via Aurelia». Meanwhile, the red alert has been issued throughout the Region, excluding the areas of Genoa and Savona, where it remains orange. The red alert will cover the Levante and Ponente areas and the time interval between 4 pm and 6 am tomorrow morning, while on high ground it will start already at 2 pm The fear is due to hydrogeological instability, 120mm are expected on the Ligurian West rain. “At the moment – said the regional councilor for civil protection – there are no particular critical issues and the municipalities are providing with their means to face the emergencies of the territories. The columns of civil protection, however, are already on alert ».
In Genoa, naval traffic was even suspended due to the storm that rages on the Ligurian coast. Numerous stands of the 60th boat show closed, while the waves passed the breakwater placed at the entrance to the port. Numerous signs fell and necessary interventions via rubber dinghy to secure the boats of the exhibition. The governor of the Region Giovanni Toti has issued a note in these hours. Inside, the population is asked to pay the utmost attention, as no improvement is expected until tomorrow: «We expect significant rainfall especially in the late afternoon and in the night. Strong wind with gusts of up to one hundred kilometers per hour and a powerful wave ».
Of course, the areas marked with a red alert are above all to keep in suspense: «The diversification of the alerts is determined by the different forecast of showers – continues Toti – In Ponente, for example, it should be double compared to the metropolitan city and Savona. The rivers, where it will rain more, could have a worrying return. This could also lead to limitations at the Boat Show for the most exposed stands and for sea trials ». Francesca Giannoni, head of the Arpal weather center for the Liguria region, echoes him during the press point on the situation in Liguria: «In the next few hours, abundant rainfall and a consistent worsening are expected, with an increase in humidity throughout the region. During the night there will be important thunderstorms ». The picture will be disrupted for the next 16-18 hours.
There is also good news, however, because the firefighters have freed and reopened the road along Borsa in Maissana and saved a man who has been stuck in the car since this morning. In general, dozens of interventions between Maissana and Varese Ligure due to landslides or falls of stones and trees. The flood of the Vara river is decreasing.
From 5 pm today, the border section with France on the transalpine side of the Piccolo San Bernardo pass closed. Consequently, Anas also ordered a ban on traffic on the state road 26, at the crossroads of Les Suches with the border, between kilometer 152 and 150. “The measure – Anas said – will remain in force until an improvement in weather conditions”. During the closure, France will be reachable from the state road 26 up to the tunnel with Mont Blanc.
In Piedmont, the civil protection operations room was opened at eight this morning. It will remain open for the next 30 hours, estimated time for the end of the wave of bad weather. The decision follows the orange alert bulletin issued yesterday for heavy rains, especially in north-western areas: from the Varaita Valley to the Scrivia. The worst situation on the border with Liguria, where however no critical issues are reported. As a precaution, schools closed in some centers in the province of Alessandria and Turin.
It is no better in Lombardy. In the municipality of Cittiglio, Varese, 4 villas were preventively evacuated. Fifteen people had to leave their homes due to the landslides of the southern slope of the Sasso del Ferro. «I am not exaggerating – says the mayor Fabrizio Anzani, as reported by the Prealpina – if I say that we are facing a natural disaster of unimaginable importance. A geologist arrived immediately from the Region, but now we need structural and no longer temporary solutions ».
In Venice, the municipality announces that it has postponed all the appointments scheduled for tomorrow at the Venetian salon to next week, due to bad weather. And a few minutes ago, the alert of the governor of the Region Luca Zaia of the proclamation of the red zone. «Let’s hope it doesn’t rain as expected. I heard the Mose Commissioner Elisabetta Spitz, I know that maybe the gates will be activated ». In Venice, the hypothesis of high water is confirmed, with a peak of 135 centimeters expected for tomorrow at noon, as reported by the municipality’s tide center. Intense sirocco is expected until tomorrow afternoon throughout the Adriatic basin, the consequences could be gusts of around fifty kilometers per hour and waves of three meters.
The mayor of Belluno, Jacomo Massaro, has even issued an ordinance to prohibit people from approaching rivers, streams and streams and, more generally, to stop near lands subject to erosion and landslides. No access to the Piave and people invited to secure roofs, metal sheets and any object that can be dragged away by strong gusts of wind.
In the Modenese Apennines, the alert is red in the mountains, orange in the hills and the strong gusts of wind are the main focus, so the students stayed at home this morning. Frassinoro and Zocca, city of Vasco Rossi, yesterday evening entrusted the communication of the closure of the institutes to social networks.
Not even Tuscany was spared. For thunderstorms, hydrogeological risk, wind and storm surges issued until 1 pm tomorrow, Saturday 3 October, yellow alert. The communication comes from the operations room of the civil protection. Rainfall is expected in the northwest, the most intense in Lunigiana. Strong thunderstorms, wind and hailstorms are possible tomorrow from the early hours of the night, especially in western areas. The central northern coast was also targeted by bad weather. Gusts of wind in the mountains, on the Archipelago and in the hilly areas. Scirocco everywhere and rough sea offshore, especially in the Grosseto area.
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