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  • Abyss in Naples, 25 displaced families
  • Cloudburst in Matera, flooded the Sassi. Roads like torrents, water sweeps everything away

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November 13, 2019The severe bad weather is creating considerable inconvenience even in the south of the country. In particular, in Basilicata, the city of Matera was particularly affected, whose streets, after the violent storm yesterday, turned into real streams of water.

In Matera schools closed, situation is returning to normal
The situation is slowly returning to normal - in several municipalities - including Pisticci, Policoro and Scanzano Jonico and Matera where - as a precaution - even the schools have remained closed. From this morning the toll-free number 800.262667 of the municipal civil protection was activated to collect requests for intervention and reports from citizens.

According to what was learned from the Fire Brigade, heavy rain caused a landslide on the provincial road 3, near Ferrandina (Matera). So far the situation of rivers and streams is under control. Teams of workers of the Municipality of Matera are at work to restore the places damaged by bad weather.

Maxi chasm in Naples
A huge chasm opened in Naples, Ponti Rossi area, where it was necessary to evacuate 25 families. The collapse of the roadway occurred in a construction site area. The president of the III Municipalià, Ivo Poggiani, in a post on Facebook talks about "near tragedy".

The other day the Fire Brigade and Civil Protection intervened for a road sinking on a stretch that had just been affected by the rebuilding of the road surface, but not by the underground utilities - he explains - The road is closed, after a few hours intervenes on the spot ABC, work on the water and sewage pipeline quickly begins ".

Water bomb on Naples, maxi abyss at the Red Bridges: 25 families evicted https://t.co/ungdDPqRLZ

- Il Mattino (@mattinodinapoli) November 13, 2019


Air Trumpet in Porto Cesareo: boats thrown on the pier or in the play area
The situation in Puglia is also difficult. A violent whirlwind struck Porto Cesareo, in Salento, causing serious damage to the marina in Ponente and collapses in the upper part of a masonry wharf and fencing walls. A 60-meter long dock on the dock was raised and carried away by the wind and the stormy sea and brought with it all the moored boats. Currently there are hundreds of boats piled up: some on the pier, others have ended up in the play area about 300 meters away.

The most serious damage was suffered by the fishermen's boats, many of which were moored at the pier uprooted by the force of the sea and the wind. The village of Torre Lapillo is isolated because it is flooded. Here there have been numerous subsidence of masonry structures and the upper part of the masonry pier that connects Porto Cesareo to the Lo Scoglio hotel has collapsed and is located on a small island connected by a pier to the mainland. The mayor, Salvatore Albano, comments that the city is "on its knees". The "Torre Lapillo" fraction - he explains - is submerged by the sea, the streets are covered with rubbish and debris, the situation is tragic. We were on alert, but we did not expect such a situation. We will ask for the state of natural disaster, the damage amount to hundreds of thousands of euros ".

Porto Cesareo, a whirlwind flying 60-meter pier: boats dragged for 300 meters https://t.co/7v42v3PKcV

- Gazzetta Mezzogiorno (@LaGazzettaWeb) 13 November 2019


Died 80 years old in Altamura, in the Province of Bari
An 80-year-old man from Altamura lost his life this morning in the Altamura countryside, in the province of Bari, after being run over by a branch that broke due to the strong wind. The branch fell right on the man, who died instantly. There was nothing to be done to save it. The tragic event occurred on a farm several kilometers away from the city. At that moment stormy winds were raging. The Carabinieri of Altamura proceed on the incident.

Isolated Aeolian from 3 days
The Aeolian islands have been isolated for three days. From Monday afternoon the ferries and the hydrofoils of the line are still in the ports due to the very rough sea (force 6-7) and the gusts of wind that from this night blow from the west-south-west. In Milazzo, commuters (teachers, doctors and employees) and trucks loaded with food are blocked. Schools, especially in the smaller islands, work by service and are already in short supply of basic necessities and medicines. The storm surges have invaded the coasts of Marina Lunga, Marina Corta, Canneto, Acquacalda and the smaller islands, while in Lipari, in the Canneto area, the situation in Calandra is increasingly worrying. According to the experts the descent of the pumice material that ends up along the road is a signal not to be underestimated.

He also criticizes the situation in Messina
Cloud show and strong wind in Messina, where dozens of trees have fallen in the last hours and last night, in via Garibaldi, a car was hit: the driver was transported to the hospital but her life was not in danger. In the southern zone the wind has caused very high waves, in Galati Marina threatened some houses.

Still strong winds, storms and storms
Italy continues to be swept by strong winds, storms and storms; this decidedly unstable weather situation is destined to continue for a long time to come. Experts report that tomorrow it will open in the name of a sunny weather over most of the regions, with the exception of some thunderstorms planned for Campania. Between the afternoon and the evening, however, a new and threatening cyclonic vortex will reach the Ligurian Sea at great speed, fed by colder air of North Atlantic origin and driven by strong winds of sirocco and ostro. Heavy rains and rainstorms will hit Piedmont, Liguria, Val d'Aosta and, given the low temperatures that will be recorded in Piedmont, snowfall at hilly levels will also be possible; some flakes of snow could even make its appearance up to Cuneo.

The bad weather will also move to the Northeast, Sardinia and Tuscany on the following night, still with intense rainfall and in the form of rainy places. Abundant snowfalls above 1200-1300 meters will whiten all the Dolomites. On Friday the vortex will be in action in the Center-North, especially on the Triveneto Alps and on Lazio (here with storms and continuous rains also in Rome). There will be no peace even on weekends as another cyclone, which from North Africa will rapidly rise towards the Tyrrhenian Sea and therefore the high Adriatic, will cause yet another wave of bad weather.