Bad weather in Veneto causes flooding and isolated neighborhoods. In the early hours of today the Muson dei Sassi river flooded in the Rustega area of Camposanpietro in the province of Padua. The flooding was caused by the breaking of an embankment due to heavy rain. The fire brigade teams, with flood river rescuers from the command of Padua, Vicenza, Belluno and Venice, evacuated some homes that remained isolated. An amphibious vehicle from the Verona command is also arriving, and personnel and pumping equipment from the Emilia-Romagna commands. The rescue operations are coordinated by the provincial commander, Giuseppe Lomoro.
The flooding
The Civil Protection of Veneto has recorded the absence of precipitation in the last six hours. But the heavy rains over a short period of time “resulted in extensive and significant flooding involving the inhabited centers of the municipalities of Asolo and Castelfranco Veneto”. Further flooding is reported in the municipalities of Quarto d’Altino, Altivole, Casier, Fonte, Mogliano Veneto. The Muson dei Sassi embankment broke in the Municipality of Camposampiero with the waters digressing towards the territories east of the Camposampiero area and confined to the south by the Muson Vecchio embankment. Landslides have been reported which are obstructing traffic in the foothills of Treviso and Belluno. Widespread flooding remains mainly in the provinces of Vicenza and Padua due to the rainfall of the past two days.
Forecasts
The weather forecast indicates that in the morning there will be mostly no precipitation, while from the central hours some new scattered precipitation will be possible, including showers or local thunderstorms, especially in central-eastern mountain-foothill areas. During the day the flood peaks will pass through the plain-mouth sections of the Piave, Livenza, Brenta and Bacchiglione. The Bisatto and Fratta-Gorzone will be able to maintain high levels due to the disposal of the water present in the secondary network.
