Update at 4.30pm
Bad weather: the latest bulletin from the Veneto Region indicates for the Vicenza river basin the alert level of red (alarm) for the hydraulic risk and orange for the hydrogeological risk (pre-alarm).
The Coc reminds us to avoid entering the basements and to stop along the banks with the resumption of rainfall expected for the next few hours.
The places set up for the distribution of sandbags in the areas at risk of flooding are in Viale Trissino (crossroads with Via Del Grande – Stadio car park), contra’ Santi Apostoli, Viale Fusinato (crossroads with Strada di Gogna), Piazza Matteotti (in front of youth hostel), Ponte degli Angeli (in Piazza XX Settembre), Viale San’Agostino at the intersection with Via Valdorsa, near the church of Debba, near the church of San Pietro Intrigogna.
Updates on the evolution of the situation are published on the website www.comune.vicenza.it and on the Municipality’s social channels.
It is also possible to subscribe to the Telegram service t.me/ComuneVicenza (https://www.comune.vicenza.it/cittadino/scheda.php/42734,293130) and to the “Alarm SMS” by sending an SMS message with your name, surname and address to the number 392 7338475
For reports call the local police on 0444545311
Today at 12 the Coc met to take stock of the bad weather situation. The phase of intense disturbance in Vicenza continues. Further rainfall is expected in the afternoon
For this reason the mayor’s appeal to citizens is to move within 16 cars and goods from the basement and ground floor along the Bacchiglione and Retrone lines and in all areas at risk of flooding.
After 4pm the indication is not to enter the basement and avoid unnecessary travel.
The Coc meeting opened with the connection with the Ccs, the prefecture and the mayors of the Municipalities involved in the emergency. The civil engineering of the Veneto Region was asked for updates on the status of the lamination basins, in view of the new wave of intense rainfall in the afternoon. The Caldogno basin would still be large, but the mayor’s appeal to the citizens is to carry out all the safety operations in time by 4pm, moving cars and goods from the basement and ground floor along the Bacchiglione river as soon as possible. and Retrone and in all areas at risk of flooding.
The distribution of the bags is continuing at the collection points set up since yesterday evening and tonight by Amcps and the municipal civil protection group in viale Trissino (crossroads with via Del Grande – Stadio car park), contra’ Santi Apostoli, viale Fusinato (crossroads with Strada di Gogna), Piazza Matteotti (in front of the youth hostel), Ponte degli Angeli (in Piazza XX Settembre), Viale San’Agostino at the intersection with Via Valdorsa, to which two distribution points have been added in Debba a Setteca ‘.
The streets of Ca’ Perse, Casale and Ponte di Debba are still flooded and therefore blocked. Checks are underway on the collapse of a portion of the wall of the Dame Inglesi school, the flooding at the Malfermoni nursery school, a crack highlighted on the wall of Parco Querini along Viale Rumor, flooding in the basements of the Burci and Da Feltre schools, the infiltrations at the Tretti childhood and Calvi nursery school.
Schools are currently open. For reports of flooding, contact the local police operations center 0444 545311
