The situation of interventions by the Fire Brigade related to bad weather in the Lombardy region continues to improve. Up until this morning, Thursday 16 May, a total of these had been carried out in Lombardy 790 urgent technical rescue interventions, reporting a clear decrease compared to the beginning of the emergency. Around 9am, around ten interventions were underway in different areas of the region. It should also be noted that the most important item in today’s budget is that relating to Milan and the area which counted 237 interventions.
The report of the interventions carried out in the Lombardy provinces:
Bergamo: 15 interventions
Brescia: 5 interventions
Como: 90 interventions
Cremona: 65 interventions
Lecco: 60 interventions
Lodi: 100 interventions
Monza: 104 interventions
Milan: 237 interventions
Mantua: 11 interventions
Pavia: 0 interventions
Sondrio: 10 interventions
Varese: 93 interventions
Despite the progress, rThere are still some critical issues in the municipalities of Gessate and Bellinzago, where the firefighters are operating with different units to resolve ongoing emergencies. To coordinate the rescue operations, there is a Local Command Unit on site.
During night, forty people were evacuatedsome of which found hospitality in structures set up by local mayors.
Bad weather and flooding, the intervention of the Fire Brigade at the Conad of Rescaldina
