• Bad weather, snowfall in South Tyrol: closed mountain passes
  • Bad weather. Italy does the damage counting. Fear is returning to Liguria, with 5-meter waves expected
  • Bad weather. It gives way to Salerno. Landslides, floods and landslides in Tuscany and Lazio
  • Venice under water, damaged San Marco
  • Puglia: whirlwind in Porto Cesareo
  • Abyss in Naples, 25 displaced families
  • Cloudburst in Matera, flooded the Sassi. Roads like torrents, water sweeps everything away

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13 November 2019Still bad weather tomorrow in Italy, with yellow alert for Veneto, Friuli Venezia Giulia, Liguria, Emilia-Romagna, Abruzzo, Molise and Basilicata. Expected widespread precipitation, reinforcement of winds and heavy snowfall even at low altitudes that will particularly affect the north-western areas. On the base
of the available forecasts, the Civil Protection Department in agreement with the regions involved - which is responsible for the activation of the civil protection systems in the territories concerned - has issued a warning of adverse weather conditions. The weather phenomena, impacting on the different areas of the country, could determine hydrogeological and hydraulic criticalities that are reported, in a national summary, in the national criticality and alert bulletin that can be consulted on the Department's website (www.protezionecivile.gov.it). The warning provides for widespread rainfall from tomorrow afternoon, including showers or showers, on Liguria and Emilia-Romagna. Precipitation will be accompanied by heavy rain showers, frequent electric activity and strong gusts of wind. Gale winds are also forecast, with gusts of strong storms, from the southern quadrants over Lombardy and Veneto, with storm surges along the exposed coasts. Lastly, the warning provides snowfall from scattered to widespread that will particularly affect the Valle d'Aosta and the Ligurian hinterland of the west, starting from altitudes above 400-600 meters.

The mayor of Matera announces: "The weather alert is over"
In Matera, struck yesterday by a violent storm that caused several damages, "the weather alert has ceased" everywhere "and the degree of attention is fixed at the green level". This was announced by the mayor, Raffaello De Ruggieri, explaining that "the situation is returning to normal". De Ruggieri announced that "Friday morning, via Bruno Buozzi, damaged by the storm, will be fully usable and passable even by cars at times not subject to restrictions in the limited traffic zone. Workers are working on the reconstruction of the paved section cut off by the water. San Pietro Caveoso the debris has been removed and tomorrow morning will be completed the cleaning of the places. Worker teams - the mayor of Matera concluded - are also at work to remove the trunks and branches of fallen trees in different areas of the city " .

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.

Catania: State road closed due to a landslide
The state road 385 "Di Palagonia" has been temporarily closed to traffic, in both directions, between Grammichele and Caltagirone, in the province of Catania due to the presence of a landslide which, due to exceptional adverse weather conditions, spilled onto the highway .

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.

Trentino Alto Adige, risk of falling plants
Roads are closed, trees collapsed and road problems in South Tyrol, where snowfall even at low to medium altitudes has caused discomfort and damage. Super work for firefighters, engaged in over 280 interventions. From 7pm on Tuesday to 10am this morning, over 400 calls were received from the Bolzano Emergency Center due to bad weather. Due to the failures of both Terna's high-voltage lines and the Edyna operator's network, there are about 39,000 users affected overall by inefficiencies.