Storms have triggered several rescue missions in northern Italy. The situation was most critical in the Aosta Valley, where flooding occurred in several mountain towns on Sunday evening. Due to the flooding of several streams and several debris flows, the seaside resort of Cogne became isolated. In Cervinia a landslide blocked the regional road.
In Cervinia, a river overflowed its banks causing extensive damage, rescue units reported. Several homes and businesses were flooded.
A campsite was evacuated and guests were spread across several accommodations in the area.
Dozens of people had to leave their homes
There was also significant damage in the Piedmont region, where dozens of people in the Alpine valleys north of Turin had to leave their homes due to the effects of the storm.
In Cogne, two helicopter rescue operations were carried out to save a family with a toddler and other people isolated after severe weather and landslides.
In Locana, Piedmont, 37 people were evacuated from a restaurant after a landslide. In Chialamberto, a town in the Val Grande valley that was hit by a mudslide and debris flow, an apartment building with 50 residents was evacuated as a precaution.
“Luckily there were no injuries”
The mayor of the municipality of Noasca in the mountains near Turin, Domenico Aimonino, complained of significant damage caused by the landslides. Entire families are cut off from the outside world by the rubble. “Luckily there were no injuries,” the mayor said.
Work to clear the road blocked by the landslide is in full swing. Civil Protection Minister Nello Musumeci expressed his solidarity with the population affected by the storms. He complained that storms are becoming more frequent in northern Italy.
The rest of Italy is experiencing a heat wave
While northern Italy is being hit by storms, the rest of Italy is suffering from a heat wave. Temperatures of around 40 degrees were reported in several cities. In Syracuse, Sicily, the thermometer rose to 42 degrees.
Source: Krone
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