AOSTA, JUNE 30 – Once the flood that has hit several areas of the Aosta Valley since yesterday evening has ended, the damage count will begin. The Regional Civil Protection currently has no reports of people involved or missing. In Cogne between 4 and 6, two air ambulance interventions were carried out which allowed the rescue of a family with a small child, who was stuck in Valnontey, and three isolated people in the Urtier valley. The town remains isolated because the only road to reach it, the regional 47 closed by Ozein, was heavily damaged in several places, including in the municipal area of Aymavilles. Significant damage also occurred on the Valnontey municipal road, where both the electricity grid and the aqueduct were out of order. In the Cogne Valley, the regional administration says, “technical inspections are underway to further verify the damage caused by the bad weather and to evaluate the interventions to be activated”. Due to the flood wave of the Dora Baltea there were some floods. In Montjovet, two families were evacuated from their homes and went up to the upper floors; in Issogne the river flooded between the localities of Favà and Fleuran and some inhabitants were forced to climb to the upper floors. Currently, state road 26 is closed at times in Bard, Donnas and Champdepraz and reopening is being considered. In Valtournenche, the flooding of the Marmore torrent caused extensive damage in the center of Cervinia, also flooding shops. Work is underway to clear the riverbed and for a first intervention in the town. Closed during the night, the regional road to reach the town was reopened this morning. Further down the same valley, in Antey-Saint-André, a campsite was evacuated and guests were distributed among various accommodation facilities. During the night, the monitoring and rescue activity continued which involved Civil Protection, the Valle d’Aosta Fire Brigade, the Valle d’Aosta Forestry Corps, 118, the Valle d’Aosta Alpine Rescue and law enforcement forces, as well as the personnel and administrations of interested municipalities. (HANDLE).
