Red alert for bad weather: critical situations continue in Emilia and Tuscany, evacuations and blocked traffic

Evacuations along the Lamone river in Ravenna

Due to the serious hydraulic criticality along the Lamone River, the Municipality of Ravenna has ordered evacuations in the at-risk districts. Santerno and Ammonite must be completely evacuated, while specific measures apply to other areas. A reception point has been set up for those in need.

In consideration of the current hydraulic criticality, evacuations have been ordered by the Municipality of Ravenna which concern the hamlets along the Lamone river.

L'evacuation is total for Santerno and Ammonite, from the border with the municipality of Russi to the Ammonite roundabout.

As regards the fractions of Mezzano, Glorie, Borgo Masotti, Torri, Grattacoppa, Conventello and San Romualdo, anyone within 300 metres of the Lamone embankment must leave the property. Everyone else can go to the upper floors, obviously only if they are in a multi-story building.

Those who cannot be hosted by family or friends can go to reception point set up by the Municipality in the Iti and Geometri gyms, with entrance from via Cassino, which will be open from 18 pm today, Friday 14 March.

Red alert for the Arno in Pisa

«We are at the second level of giardia for the Arno river – explains the mayor of Pisa Michael Conti-. The situation is quite complex; the spillway channel and the Roffia flood basin have been opened. The emergency is being carefully monitored. We have decided to confirm the school closures for tomorrow and therefore I invite the population to be cautious and to limit their movements to a minimum in the next few hours so as not to hinder the Civil Protection machine. A specific order has been made for the Golena d'Arno, where the storage activities are taking place, which must remain free and therefore we have ordered the evacuation of people. The flood is expected in the late evening, however we are monitoring the situation and I would like to take this opportunity to thank the military, the Civil Protection personnel together with those who are working on this emergency, including the Civil Engineering personnel»

The situation in Livorno and Pistoia

Because of the very heavy rains also In Livorno several road closures have been ordered for safety reasons. Among the main closed arteries are via Firenze, il Romito, the Aurelia variant (southern section) and the Montenero tunnel. THEthe situation shows no signs of improving, the level of the streams is rising due to the very heavy rains and for this reason a series of decisions have been taken regarding traffic.

It was closed via Firenze. Anas has closed the Romito The Aurelia variant is closed, in the southern section. It is possible to travel it from Livorno Sud towards the North. The Montenero tunnel is closed

In Pistoia instead it was closed a stretch of road of Lower Street of San Sebastiano, in the Barba area, bordering Quarrata.

Messages of support from all over Italy

Given the critical situation, there is no shortage of messages of support, President of the Sardinia Region, Alessandra Todde, expressed solidarity with the people of Emilia-Romagna and Tuscany, affected by bad weather. He also announced the availability of the Sardinian Civil Protection to intervene to support emergency operations, if necessary.

"On behalf of the Sardinians and the Autonomous Region of Sardinia, I express my closeness to the populations of Emilia Romagna and Tuscany, who in these hours are suffering serious suffering due to the bad weather that is hitting their territories, and to the fellow presidents Michele De Pascale and Eugenio Giani, who find themselves having to manage a critical situation that endangers citizens.“, says President Alessandra Todde.

"In such a moment we need to give substance to solidarity. For this reason – continues the president – together with the Councilor for Environmental Protection and Civil Protection, Rosanna Laconi, we are making the forces of the regional Civil Protection available to Presidents De Pascale and Giani, should the situation require it and Presidents De Pascale and Giani need it. We have already informed the general director Mauro Merella, who personally coordinates the emergencies, to prepare all the preparatory actions for the departure of the civil protection forces".

even the Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni expressed her closeness to the populations affected by bad weather in various areas of Italy, reiterating the government's full support: "My thoughts go to the populations affected by the bad weather that is hitting various areas of Italy, causing serious damage and difficulties to citizens. A heartfelt thanks to all the police forces and rescuers who, with commitment and professionalism, are providing assistance to the affected communities - he adds - the Government is at the side of the populations in difficulty and will guarantee all necessary support".

Prime Minister Meloni has made it known that she has had continuous contacts both with Minister Nello Musumeci and with the head of the Civil Protection Department Fabio Ciciliano.

Continuous interventions and closed roads

Due to the bad weather at the moment 539 firefighters are deployed, located in the most critical areas of Tuscany.

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