Liguria battered by bad weather, with flooding and inconvenience in Savona, where the most worrying situation is recorded.
The orange weather alert is expected for thunderstorms until 2pm, when the red alert will be triggered for widespread and persistent precipitation.
Some flooding of roadways has already been reported, with the Letimbro enlarged and the Municipality reporting some problems on the road to the Sanctuary.
In the Pontivrea areas, flooding has been reported in some points of the Erro stream. The Fire Brigade intervened on the spot. In addition, in the Imperia area, the PalaBigauda Asl1 vaccination center was closed by the Municipality of Camporosso, where anti Covid 19 vaccinations are carried out.
First inconveniences due to bad weather also in the Alessandria area, with slowed traffic on the A26 motorway in the direction of Liguria.
Strong thunderstorms during the night in Genoa, where it is still raining heavily, caused the flooding of some underpasses and roads. Dozens of interventions by firefighters and local police. Recorded in six hours 175mm of rain. The rains will continue throughout the day and tomorrow the weather is expected to worsen again. Schools closed both in Genoa and in Savona as a precaution.
(Unioneonline / vl)
