Lombardy still at the mercy of bad weather. Around 9.30pm, a violent storm hit the region. In Milan, during the first moments of the storm, there was also an intense hailstorm which, for the moment, It does not appear to have caused any damage. In the Lombardy capital, therefore, for now there are no particular inconveniences except some roads flooded and some others closed. The firefighters and local police are already working to make them accessible and reopen them as soon as possible.
Already in the afternoon a few had fallen raindrop mixed with grounda phenomenon that already yesterday evening soiled most of the cars parked outdoors.
The storm over Milan: rain and hail in the capital
Skip the concert in Piazza della Scala
Canceled due to bad weather traditional concert by the Filarmonica della Scala in Piazza Duomo. The storm broke out shortly before the start flooded the stage and therefore the only possibility was to cancel the performance directed by Riccardo Chailly with Emmanuel Tjeknavorian. “With regret we announce that there are no conditions to move forward,” he was told into the microphone. “The stage conditions don’t allow it. These are valuable non-electronic instruments”, was explained by recalling that “this is the first time this has happened in twelve editions”.
The storm doesn’t stop the Radio Deejay party
The festive event, music entertainment “Party Like A Deejay”, in Piazza Sempione at the Arco della Pace, saw those present – as explained by the traffic police – reduce from around 8 thousand people to 400 waiting for the rain to stop. The video published on Instagram by Matteo Curti, one of Radio Deejay’s speakers, bears witness to how the party continues despite the storm.
Floods in the Brescia area and Iseo flooded
A very violent storm it also arrived in the evening on Sebino and Franciacorta where the lake flooded in the last stretch of lakeside in Iseo. In the town that gives its name to the lake, Via Roma and Via Duomo, an underpass and numerous garages and ground floor homes were flooded. The Fire Brigade and Civil Protection are at work. At the moment, no problems or inconveniences for citizens have been reported. Flooding also in Chiari (with cars stuck under an overpass), Rovato, Monticelli Brusati and other centers. Damage to homes and basements. And the rain doesn’t seem to show any signs of respite.
