Bad weather in Italy: the Seveso overflows MilanoLandslides in Lombardy, alert in Tuscany and Sardinia. Schools evacuated on Ischia and Capri.

Italy is facing a severe wave of bad weather that is affecting several regions. Yesterday, the Seveso flooded Milano And the Lambro River remains at risk. In the Como and Varese areas, landslides and flooding have caused road and school closures. Today, there are also problems in Tuscany, Sardinia, and Campania, where schools were evacuated and road networks were damaged.

Milano and Lombardy, Seveso beyond its banks

Monday, September 22, the city of Milano She woke up to incessant rain. Around 10:00 a.m., the Seveso River burst its banks at Niguarda and Pratocentenaro. The lamination tanks were not enough, both already full in the early hours of the morning. “The pool is open from 8am Milano And this time, Senago was also activated. Unfortunately, the reservoir is overflowing, so from 10:15 a.m. onwards, it began to overflow in the Pratocentenaro neighborhood of Niguarda. The upper Lambro River is also flooded, and Via Vittorini, protected by the mobile floodgates installed this morning at 6:00 a.m., has explained the councilor for Civil Protection Marco Granelli.

This caused traffic disruption andIn Via Val Cismon, a school was evacuated with the help of firefighters. The Prefecture has activated the Rescue Coordination Center to monitor the situation.

Problems also at the power grid: the M2 metro stop in Lanza was closed due to a power failure, while the Court of Milano recorded flooding in the premises of the Review.

Landslides in the Como area, rescue efforts in Brianza and the Varese area

Il Como's historic center was flooded, while on the lakeside, a landslide involved a car without causing injuries. Prefect Corrado Conforto Galli ordered the closure of all schools in the province.

In Brianza, a mother and her ten-month-old baby were rescued by a fire brigade helicopter after being trapped on the roof of a car submerged in water.In the Varese area, a landslide hit Brusimpiano, while in Lavena Ponte Tresa a stream overflowed.

The Regional Hydrometeologic and Climate Center of Arpa Lombardia defines the precipitation recorded in the Seveso basin “extremely rare”. And he also states: “At the Cantù Asnago section, in particular, a maximum of 2.32 metres above the hydrometric zero was recorded – we read in the note –. At the Paderno Dugnano–Palazzolo station 4.04 metres and at the Milano Niguarda–Via Ornato 4.92 meters. For both the Cantù and Paderno Dugnano stations, these are the highest levels ever recorded.

Bad weather is also hitting central and southern Italy today.

In Tuscany, the Civil Protection has extended the yellow code for hydrogeological risk and strong storms until 8am tomorrow morning, Wednesday, September 24th, in the central-southern areas. In Florence and surrounding municipalities, including Fiesole, Bagno a Ripoli, and Scandicci, the alert remains in effect until 5:00 PM today.

The regional function center expects an improvement only from tomorrow morning, after scattered showers and local thunderstorms with cumulative temperatures up to 70 mm.

Campania: Schools evacuated in Ischia and Capri

The situation is also critical on the islands in the Gulf of Naples. In Ischia, in the municipality of Forio, they were three schools, a private kindergarten and a municipal building were evacuated. "There has been no damage to anyone. Thanks to the intervention of the local Civil Protection, we have contained the disruption. However, we are preparing for another wave of rain, expected in the next few hours.", declared the mayor Stanislaus Green.

In Capri a water bomb has flooded shops and warehouses, causing damage to the asphalt of the provincial road Marina Grande. Some damage has been reported to the asphalt on the Marina Grande provincial road, and manhole covers have been lifted in various areas. No injuries have been reported at this time., explained Mayor Paolo Falco.

Bad weather also in Sardinia, with waterspouts and thunderstorms

Bad weather has also hit Sardinia. Two waterspouts have been spotted respectively in front of the Tuerredda beach, in Domus de Maria and in Poetto in Cagliari, without causing any damage. A strong storm has caused disruption in the capital, but it remains in force until 21pm today. the ordinary hydrogeological risk alert.