The wave of bad weather in Lombardy. The effects of disturbance no. 5 of the month continue to be felt in the Northern regions and in particular in Lombardy where it is located the level of the Po also rose. The orange and yellow weather warning has been extended again in much of the region.
Lombardy, bad weather warning due to rain and hydrogeological risk
The wave of bad weather that has hit the country in recent days Lombardy is in attenuation, but there are many damage and inconvenience that the torrential rains have caused in several municipalities. In the Varese area, between Montegrino Valtravaglia and Cugliate Fabiasco, a road was destroyed, requiring the intervention of the Civil Protection, but fortunately no injuries were reported. In the province of Mantua very strong gusts of wind which overturned some trains onto the tracks, creating considerable traffic disruption. TO Milan the levels of the Seveso and Lambro rivers are less of a concern, but there has been no shortage of problems in the city. Several streets and underpasses were flooded, while the fall of a tree blocked the circulation of trams 2 and 14 with a stop to the circulation of the ATM. Meanwhile, a victim has also been recorded: he is the pensioner of Cantu (Como) missing after he had fallen into the waters of the Serenza torrent in flood.
TO Borgo Mantovano There was a whirlwind which left behind a lot of damage. Alberto Borsari, the mayor, announced: «in all my years as mayor I had never seen trains overturned due to the effect of the wind. Incredible scenes also in the nearby homes in via Roma Sud a Villa Poma with roofs uncovered and everything destroyed. Many streets and basements flooded, as well as the RSA in Revere. Really tough situation. Luckily no one was hurt.”
Bad weather in Milan: record rainfall
The weather alert in Lombardy has been extended throughout the day of Friday 17 May 2024 complete with an orange and yellow alert for storm, hydraulic and hydrogeological risk. Meanwhile, on May 16, 2024, a real rainfall record was recorded as reported by Marco Granelli, the Councilor for Security and Civil Protection of the Municipality of Milan, who wrote on social media: «Milan yesterday experienced a very difficult: Localized 120-130 millimeters of rain in a single dayhad never happened in the last 170 years, and the record was 98 that happened in 1990. And not only in Milan but also in the basins of the rivers that pass through Milan.”
The strong wave of bad weather that hit Lombardy required the intervention of the Fire Brigade in various areas: from Pinstripes And Bellinzago due to flooding, but also the Mantua area hit by a very strong disturbance. He then made dozens of requests for intervention due to falling trees, uncovered roofs and flooding. Data in hand is approximately 1000 rescue interventions throughout the region.
