BERGAMO – More bad weather in Bergamo. Torrential rain on the afternoon of Wednesday 22 May in the city, in particular in Longuelo and in the nearby municipalities of Mozzo and Curno, where hail also arrived.
About fifty firefighters intervened: between 4pm and 5.30pm a water bomb with hail and strong winds affected the area, flooding basements, shops, garages, homes and businesses. Fortunately, no injuries were reported. Val Seriana was less affected, where no particular inconveniences were recorded.
In Longuelo the local police had to close the street of the same name where the manholes were unable to drain the water. The same area had already been hit by a similar flood in 2016: in the meantime, a lamination tank was built, which today filled and discharged the water. Traffic disruptions were experienced throughout the area, also due to the flooding of some road underpasses.
Bergamo: bad weather continues
After the night’s respite, precipitation is expected again today: the yellow alert for hydrogeological risk is still active in the Lombardy Region. In particular, scattered precipitation is expected from the morning of Thursday 23 May, mainly showers and thunderstorms. More insistent phenomena are expected in the first part of the day in the western sectors, more widespread from late morning and afternoon.
Areal precipitation is expected with cumulative rainfall between 15 and 30 mm/12h in the western sectors and the plain, with possible isolated peaks between 30 and 50 mm/12h in the areas affected by the storm cores. It should be noted that persistent thunderstorms will be possible at times, with a medium-low probability of strong phenomena. An intensification of the wind is also expected from the south-western quadrants on the border reliefs.
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