The Civil Protection of the Liguria Region is ready to go to help the populations of Piedmont and Valle d’Aosta, where bad weather has caused landslides and floods in the Turin area and in various areas of Valle d’Aosta. About two hundred people have been evacuated by helicopter, the damage is extensive. Eighty people have been rescued by rescuers
“The Liguria Region – the interim president of the Liguria Region Alessandro Piana and the councilor for Civil Protection Giacomo Giampedrone say – is close to the communities affected by the flood in Piedmont and Valle d’Aosta. We are following the evolution of the situation with the isolation of dozens of people in various areas of Piedmont and some municipalities in Valle d’Aosta, due to landslides, mudslides and the overflowing of streams.
As a Region we are available to offer the support of our mobile Civil Protection Column, ready to leave if necessary. Our thanks go to the Civil Protection, the firefighters, the volunteers and the police who are working tirelessly.”
Bad weather in Piedmont: 80 people rescued by firefighters, including a newborn baby
Due to the heavy rains that hit the northern area of Piedmont, fire brigade teams are working in the provinces of Verbano and Turin to provide landslides, mudslides and rescue people in difficulty.
In Locana (TO) yesterday 37 people who were stuck in a restaurant due to a landslide were transferred to a safe area. In Mathi, also in the province of Turin, two families living in homes threatened by the flooding of the Stura di Lanzo river were evacuated as a precaution. It is worth noting that the Turin firefighters intervened last night between Montanaro and San Benigno Canavese to rescue two adults and a 3-month-old baby stuck in their car due to the rising water of the Orco torrent.
In Noasca (TO) experts in driving earthmoving vehicles are working to clear the road leading to Ceresole Reale from landslides. In the upper Verbano in Macugnaga due to the flooding of the Anza torrent in several places, teams have worked to evacuate and bring several people to a safe area.
Since 5.30 this morning the Drago helicopter of the Piedmont flight department has been carrying out aerial reconnaissance on the areas affected by the bad weather.
