Winds over 140 km / h in Piedmont, isolated Limone Meanwhile, the disturbance has already poured heavy rains on Piedmont, with strong winds: the Arpa weather station in Rocca dell’Abisso (2775 m. In the Maritime Alps) recorded gusts at 142 km / h; at Colle S. Bernardo, above Garessio, also in the Cuneo area, wind at 118 km / h.
The province of Cuneo in particular is the area of Piedmont most affected by bad weather, with Val Vermegnana affected by landslides and floods. Isolated Limone Piemonte, one of the first ski resorts in the Alps at the beginning of the twentieth century, where 500 mm of rain have already fallen and continues to pour. The firefighters have set up an advanced command post from where they are coordinating rescue operations.
Firefighters rescue 5 people trapped in the Tent Tunnel The firefighters rescued five people who, due to bad weather between Italy and France, had been trapped with their cars in the Tenda Tunnel. There are four French firemen and an Italian margaro. To free them, the firefighters had to use a bulldozer.
Roya floods, Ventimiglia floods The Roya river broke its banks and flooded in Ventimiglia, attaching several roads. Numerous flooded premises. The overflow is caused by the copious rains that fell during the day in Val Roya, battered by bad weather especially on the French side, where the collapse of the road in the Vievola area is reported.
Not only in the North, bad weather also on Saturday CenterThe bad weather alert on Saturday will involve most of the Regions of Northern Italy, and beyond. According to the Civil Protection, the vast perturbed system will extend to part of the central regions, with widespread rainfall, thunderstorms, and a strengthening of the winds on the South and Sicily. If the red alert has been issued for some sectors of Liguria, Lombardy and Veneto, the degree will be orange instead for Trentino Alto Adige, part of Valle d’Aosta, Piedmont, Friuli Venezia Giulia, Emilia Romagna.
The Mose will rise in Venice Tested in these months in an emergency phase, the Mose, a colossus formed by 78 gates at the 3 mouths of the port of Venice, will be tested during a real high tide. An event that has been awaited for 54 years, since the storm of 4 November 1966 brought Venice to the brink of the abyss. The whole machine aimed at lifting operations is already in motion: an order of the Harbor Master’s Office will prohibit ships and merchant vessels from entering the lagoon from 7.30 to 15 on Saturday, and will prohibit the approach to the “mouths” of Lido, Malamocco and Chioggia to every pleasure craft.
This “baptism” of the Mose will not be like the dress rehearsal of 10 July when people lived from the shores the “show” of the Mose rising in calm sea. On Saturday, sirocco winds up to 50 km / h and waves of 2-3 meters are expected. The Mose however is not finished yet; technically, Saturday will still be a functional test, to acquire data.
The technicians of the Venezia Nuova Consortium, the commissioner of the Mose Elisabetta Spitz, and the Provveditore for public works Cinzia Zincone trust that everything will go smoothly. But in a situation of hydraulic stress there cannot be certain guarantees. Between 9 and 10 should be given the go-ahead for lifting, on a theoretical target of 130 cm (the altitude fixed by the protocol) provided for at Punta della Salute. Quota that, without the entry into operation of the barriers, could be reached at 12.05. But the Mose will rise first, and this will prevent the “wave” from entering the lagoon. At the moment of the peak, while outside the dams the tide level will be 130-135 cm, in the city it should be around 110 cm. Basically, a “normal” high water, which will flood Piazza San Marco and the lower areas, not 50% of the city soil.
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