• Nubifragi, whirlwind in Fiumicino: a woman died in the car
  • Rome: whirlwind in Fiumicino, a woman died in a car
  • Athlete killed by lightning during race in South Tyrol

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28 July 2019Rain, wind and even a whirlwind due to which a 26-year-old girl lost her life in Fiumicino, the Lazio waterfront. At least 150 therefore the interventions of the fire brigade due to bad weather, which caused the fall of trees and the flooding of the roads, from Saturday evening to 20 now in the Capital, especially in the East, and in the province: Riagno Flaminio, Cervetri, and Tivoli.

Due to a whirlwind that hit the Via Coccia di Morto in the town of Fiumicino a little after two in the morning, some cars were thrown from the road into the nearby airport. To lose a 26 year old Italian woman, thrown out of her car, ended up in a fence.

A 45-year-old Norwegian woman died last night from being struck by lightning while she was participating in the Suedtirol Ultra Skyrace, a long-distance mountain running race (121 km) that has been taking place for some years in the mountains of South Tyrol in the area between Bolzano, the Sarentine Alps and the peaks of the Burgraviato (Merano) with departure and arrival in the South Tyrolean capital. The woman was struck by lightning after 7 pm not far from Lake San Pancrazio in Val d'Ultimo at about 2,000 meters. A strong storm was in progress in that area when the athletes passed. The Pelikan 1 helicopter and mountain rescue men were sent to the scene of the accident. The woman died shortly after arriving at the "San Maurizio" hospital in Bolzano.

A 72-year-old man missing from Saturday in the area of ​​Olmo, in the province of Arezzo, was found dead Sunday morning. His car, found last night near a Ristradelle underpass, had been overwhelmed by the flood of water. The victim of the storm was identified by the Fire Brigade in a drainage channel of a road between the Olmo sports field and the E45. The man was in the midst of mud and debris, not far from his car that was swept away by the flood.

The SS2Bis Cassia Veientana that connects Rome to Viterbo has been closed closed to traffic at Km 1 near the Rome Ring Road due to flooding and traffic diverted to the Sant'Andrea Hospital junction. Traffic has been re-established at 9. The Aurelia state road 1 is closed to traffic, in both directions at km 547,500, in Arenzano (Metropolitan City of Genoa). The closure was arranged during the night as foreseen by the procedure for orange weather alert. As an alternative route you can use the A10 motorway.

In Rome, the Repubblica station of Metro A was reopened after this morning's closure, while the Cyprus stop was reopened after a few hours.

Roads closed and trees fallen in the Capital due to bad weather. Closures were carried out by the local Roma Capitale police on the East Bypass, at the height of the Tiburtina station underpass. Interventions by the agents also in via Prenestina, at via Palmiro Togliatti, in Largo Preneste, where a branch fell on the tramway headquarters, and for two flooded underpasses in via Luigi Russolo and in via Valchetta Cartoni.

Moments of fear yesterday in the cathedral of Verona due to the collapse of a portion of the roof during mass while a violent storm was falling on the city. None of the faithful was injured. Around 6.45 pm there was a collapse of beams and bricks in the boiler room that caused the collapse of the floor. The collapse occurred on the right side of the main altar, near the chapel of the Madonna. The Fire Brigade and the Municipal Police have secured the church and started a damage assessment.