Flooding in Genoa (Ansa)

  • New wave of bad weather over the weekend: thunderstorms and strong winds over most of the country
  • Bad weather: alarm ceased for the Arno and other rivers in Tuscany. A train derails in Val Pusteria
  • Bad weather: flooding, schools closed in the Alessandria area. Genoa: orange alert. Incoming cyclones

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November 23, 2019 Flooding in Valpolcevera due to the heavy rain that fell particularly between 2 and 4 am: the Fegino and Ruscarolo canals are flooded . Several city streets have been closed and civil protection invites citizens of the areas concerned not to leave the house. In particular, corso Perrone, via Renata Bianchi, via Perlasca, piazza Montano, via Fillak and via Reti in Sampierdarena, via Borzoli, the roundabout towards the bridge and via Ferri, and via SanQuirico, due to flooding.

Critical situation also in Teglia and Rivarolo due to flooding. In Certosa flooded the Brin underpass.

Closed the section of A7 Genoa-Milan between Bolzaneto and Busalla in the direction of Busalla due to flooding in the Brazil tunnel.

In Genoa, 19 people were removed from the home as a precaution in Via Rivarolo and Teglia, and found autonomous accommodation.

In progress Perrone four buildings , for a total of 120 people, are isolated due to flooding and a landslide. The Civil Protection communicates this.

In the center and in the western part of Liguria, the red weather alert has started from midnight. The night rainfall record is in the Fiumara area with 193 mm in 3 hours. Now the disturbance is focusing more on the center-west, towards Cogoleto-Arenzano and Varazze.