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13 February 2021 Italy caught in the grip of frost. Burian, the icy wind that normally blows over the Siberian lands, the Kazakh steppes and the Urals, this weekend is whipping Italy, making this Saturday probably the coldest of the year. Drop in temperatures across the Peninsula with ice, wind and avalanches. The situation should improve on Monday, with sunny weather over much of the country, although temperatures will remain very low. Then from Tuesday the high pressure will arrive that will grant a respite to the boot.



Avalanche in Sella Nevea in Friuli, one dead

A man died, overwhelmed by a valnga in Sella Nevea (Udine).

He is a Slovenian citizen.

For his research and to reclaim the area, the helicopter of the Civil Protection base in Tolmezzo with a dog operator from the Alpine Rescue and a technician, the Fire Brigade of Udine and Tolmezzo, the Guardia di Finanza and the helicopter rescue from Udine.

The involvement of other people is currently excluded.



Avalanches in the Apennines, one dead and five recovered

A dead person extracted from the snow and five people recovered alive.

This is the situation after the two avalanches that broke off in the morning, almost simultaneously, from the slopes of Monte Giovo, above Lago Santo, in the Modenese Apennines and Monte Cusna, in the province of Reggio Emilia.

In the first case, one person died, while the other two were hospitalized as a precaution, in fair health conditions.

On the Cusna three people were joined by the Alpine Rescue, Carabinieri and Fire Brigade teams.

Conscious it seems they have not reported trauma.

However, investigations continue to verify that there are no other people. 



A hiker who died in Cadore

A hiker who died in the Casera Spinoncia area, in Cadore, in the Belluno area.

The man died falling into a canal after slipping on ice.

The victim's travel companion alerted the rescue.

From the first information, the two were walking the Rommel trail.

When the man left the itinerary, in an attempt to take an object that had fallen to him, he lost his balance by sliding on the ice and falling, without his friend being able to see or hear him anymore.



Maxi rear-end collision on Turin Bardonecchia, two dead and dozens of injured

Thirty-two people were injured in a maxi rear-end collision that took place this morning on the A32 Turin-Bardonecchia motorway, which also caused two deaths. Twenty-five vehicles involved.

The accident, probably caused by the presence of ice on the carriageway, occurred at the entrance to the Serre la Voute tunnel, between Exilles and Salbertrand.



In South Tyrol - 24.4 al Predoi

Polar cold also in South Tyrol on a sunny day.

In Predoi, the northernmost town in Italy located at 1,475 meters where just over 500 people live, this morning at dawn the mercury column dropped to -24.4 degrees.

The value recorded today in the Alta Valle Aurina locality beats the previous seasonal cold record of -24.3 set on 11 January by the Oris weather station in Val Venosta.

In the mountains, the lowest temperature recorded is -22.2 at the 3,399 meters of the forerunner of Cima Libera in Val Ridanna.



The bora blows at 100 km per hour in Friuli Venezia Giulia

Polar wind also over the whole of Friuli Venezia Giulia.

In Trieste, gusts of bora blow that exceeded 100 kilometers per hour.



Orange code in Tuscany

A weekend with Siberian temperatures also in Tuscany characterized by snow and freezing winds.

The Operations Room of the Regional Civil Protection has issued an orange code for snow that affects almost the entire territory until this afternoon and three yellow codes for ice, wind and storms until tomorrow.

In Florence, the situation was under control even if the snow this morning also whitened the fields on the outskirts of the city.

The wave of frost is accompanied by the strong wind that last night caused the fall of some trees but without particular criticalities in the metropolitan area.

In view of the polar climate, the Municipality of Florence has strengthened the winter reception service for the homeless, increasing the number of beds up to 150 and doubling the outputs of the street unit.



Snow in Irpinia

Since last night a heavy snowfall has been affecting the provinces of Avellino and Benevento.

In particular in Irpinia the snow has already reached 10 centimeters, especially in Alta Irpinia and in Ariano Irpino.

It also snows in the capital, where the anti-snow plan has already been triggered, with the snow plows and salt spreaders in action.



L'Aquila below zero It

snows in Abruzzo in the plains and in the hinterland.

At the moment there are no traffic difficulties.

In the province of L'Aquila, temperatures recorded are just below zero.



Snow in the Foggia area It

snows in most of the province of Foggia with a sudden drop in temperatures.

In several municipalities, from the Dauni Mountains to the Gargano, the mayors, as early as last night, had registered the closure of schools. 



Schools closed in Basilicata It has been

snowing for a few hours even in most of Basilicata, even if at the moment no discomfort is reported.

Schools closed today in Potenza and in numerous other Lucanian municipalities.

Distance teaching is also suspended.



Frost and snow at low altitude in Calabria

Rain and fog in Calabria, in the last hours, waiting for the arrival of the disturbance that should bring, from the late afternoon, snow and frost even at low altitude. 



Warning in Sardinia for sub-zero temperatures

The passage of the cold perturbation "Burian" makes its effects felt in Sardinia, where temperatures have dropped by as much as 10 degrees, reaching 7 degrees in the north of the island and, according to forecasts, may drop below zero .

Some snowfalls are expected on the highest peaks such as on Gennargentu.

And together with the rains, frost could create problems on mountain roads with the formation of ice.

For this reason, the regional civil protection has extended the ordinary criticality alert on the island until the early hours of Tuesday 16 February.

The areas concerned are those of the central-northern and western basins.

The northern and eastern coasts of the island, on the other hand, will be affected by storm winds from the north / north-east and the seas will be rough or very rough with waves up to 4-5 meters. 



Yellow alert in Sicily, strong winds and storm surges

The Sicilian Regional Civil Protection has issued a yellow alert for adverse weather conditions valid until midnight tomorrow.

Expected "strong winds or storms from the northern quadrants, with gusts up to strong storms, strong storms along the exposed coasts".