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Heavy rain, landslides, damage and roads flooded with water at Valsamoggiawhere the storm in the last few hours has caused many flooding throughout the territory. The Municipality reports flooding in the streets of the capital and of the hamlets within the inhabited centers and in various sections of provincial roads 27 and 28.
According to the local meteorological station, 80 millimeters of water fell in three hours, the same amount expected in three months. The Samoggia has leaked in some places and tomorrow the schools will be closed as a precaution. At the moment there are no injured or missing people.
There is extensive damage to a water pipe in Castelletto due to which the service is currently interrupted. Hera’s intervention teams are at work.
With the aim of using the area as an expansion tank, the technicians of the Emilia-Romagna Region decided to break the Muzza embankment to allow the water to flow into the active part of the Padulle quarry.
Various interventions by the local police and firefighters due to the bad weather. In particular, the streets reported for flooding are:
- Via Rio Marzatore
- Via Rio d’Orzo
- Via Castello
- Via Montalogno
- Via Isonzo
- Various sections of provincial road 27 between Tintoria, Ponzano and Zappolino
- Sections of provincial road 28 between Monteveglio and Bersagliera
- Via Provinciale in the Muffa area
- Via Zanasi
- Via Mazzini in Bazzano
- Via Cassola and viale Martiri in Monteveglio
- Via Mulino
- Via Maiola
- Via degli Esposti in Castelletto
- Via Tiola
- Via Marzola
- Via Marzatore
- Via Secchiano
- Muzza Spadetta underpass
The authorities also report theflooding of a stream in the territory of Savignano sul Panaro, on the border between Modena and Bologna, which caused the closure of via Castello from the intersection with via Secchiano. All drivers are advised to use caution and moderate speed. Throughout the day today the regional Civil Protection has issued a yellow alert for strong thunderstorms.
