From drought to excess water . And now in Sardinia, dams are being relieved of their water burden because they're too full . It's all written in the regional Civil Protection monitoring bulletin, which is published every three hours in cases of red alert. The latest one was at 9:00 this morning and still depicts a Sardinia divided in two: maximum criticality from Cagliari to Gallura, passing through Medio Campidano; no emergencies in the rest of the island.
Double emergency
As outlined in the institutional document, two risks are identified. One is hydraulic, meaning the possibility of flooding. With the sea level rising due to the wind, there's the risk of a wall effect at the mouths of the rivers, which have themselves swollen. Hence, the possibility of the banks overflowing. The other risk concerns the stability of the structure itself. This is an "early warning," but still a worrying situation.
The Sardinian map
This is the list of dams and related problems reported by the Civil Protection Department. A dual emergency, due to hydraulic risk and dam damage, has been declared for Flumineddu (between Seui and Ulassai); Sa Teula (Torpè); Bau Muggeris and Bau Mandara (Villagrande Strisaili); Monti di Deu (Tempio Pausania); Govossai (Fonni); Corongiu 2 (La Maddalena). For all other dams, the risk relates solely to the risk of flooding in the area. Therefore: Is Maccheronis (Torpè); Pedra e'Othoni (Dorgali); Genna Is Abis (Uta and Villaspeciosa); Santa Lucia (Villagrande Strisaili); Medau Zirimilis (Siliqua); Sinnai Dam. For the Minghetti reservoir (Lula), however, the risk indicated concerns the structural integrity of the structure. At 12:00 p.m., at the Regional Civil Protection Department headquarters, at Via Vittorio Veneto 28, a new conference will be held to review the severe weather situation. The red alert is in effect until midnight today, January 20.
HERE ARE ALL THE UPDATES ON THE BAD WEATHER
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