Bad weather, Italy under the rain: orange alert in six regions, schools closed

A new wave of bad weather is hitting much of Italy today, Wednesday, October 21st. The Atlantic disturbance, after hitting the Northwest, is moving towards the central and southern regions, bringing intense rains, thunderstorms, wind gusts, and possible hail. Civil Protection has issued an orange alert in six regions: Liguria and part of Piedmont, Veneto, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Lazio, and Campania. Yellow alert in sixteen regions, from Lombardy to Sicily. The situation is particularly critical on the Tyrrhenian side, especially in Lazio and Campania, where downpours and floods are feared. The prealpine areas of the Northeast are also at risk, while thunderstorms are expected in Tuscany and Umbria. Rain and showers will also affect Abruzzo, Molise, Puglia, Basilicata, and Calabria, with unstable conditions in Sicily. Numerous school closures have been ordered. In Campania, lessons are suspended in Naples and in several municipalities of the provinces of Salerno, Caserta, Avellino, and Benevento. Schools and universities in Spezia are closed until 2:00 PM, while in Lazio, the stop also concerns Anzio. Closures of parks, cemeteries, and markets have been ordered in some locations. According to the CNR meteorologist Giulio Betti, the disturbance should ease by the evening, moving towards the Balkans. Temperatures will experience a slight decrease, but will remain relatively mild for the period. A tree falls on a car in Jesolo, 46-year-old soldier dies A 46-year-old soldier died this morning, overwhelmed by a tree while in a car on Via Roma Destra in Jesolo, in the Veneto. The man was going to work when, due to the bad weather, the trunk gave way and fell onto the roof of his car. Despite the immediate intervention of rescuers, including the firefighters, nothing could be done for the 46-year-old. The Carabinieri of Jesolo also intervened on site, and investigations are underway. Savona closes a road in via Famagosta The Fire Department team from the Savona headquarters intervened during the night due to the collapse of the road surface on Via Famagosta, involving a Sea-S vehicle that was left unbalanced. The driver got out of the vehicle alone. The service official from the Fire Department and the local police also intervened on site. Trees fall and floods in Lazio In Lazio, heavy rains have particularly affected the provinces of Rome and Latina, where firefighters are working to secure fallen trees, floods, and remove dangerous obstacles. Tuscany and Sardinia: family of 5 evacuated In Tuscany, teams have intervened on the island of Elba and the Livorno coast to deal with the damage caused by the intense rainfall. In Sardinia, the bad weather has mainly affected the provinces of Nuoro, Oristano, and Sassari. About 170 interventions were carried out for floods, fallen trees, and rescue of motorists in difficulty. In Siniscola (Nuoro), a family of 5 people was evacuated last night because they were trapped in their home due to the rising water level. Fallen trees and floods in Liguria In Liguria, among the provinces of Genoa and Savona, 100 interventions were carried out for fallen trees, securing dangerous elements from buildings, and floods. In Celle Ligure, the fall of a boulder on the road of the SS1 Aurelia led to the closure of the road in both directions. Interrupted roads and broken-down cars in Crotonese The wave of bad weather hitting Calabria, in addition to causing the closure of the state road 107 connecting Crotone to Cosenza, is also causing inconvenience in the territory of the municipality of Strongoli, in Crotonese, where provincial roads 53 and 16 and the state road 106 are in critical condition due to debris accumulated on the asphalt. Significant inconveniences are also reported in the territories of San Giovanni in Fiore, Cotronei, and Cerenzia, straddling the provinces of Crotone and Cosenza, where there is a presence of a lot of rainwater that makes circulation extremely treacherous. Particular apprehension is felt in Altilia, in the municipality of Santa Severina, where the water increase led to the overflow of a tributary of the Neto river. The watercourse exceeded the natural banks, rapidly invading both the adjacent provincial road and the state road 107, amplifying traffic problems in the entire area. Firefighters, Anas, and road police are on site.