Devastating bad weather in Sardinia, thousands of interventions by firefighters

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  • 27 October 2024
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A man has been reported missing in the countryside of Nuxis due to adverse weather conditions. The Fire Department’s “Drago” helicopter is currently flying over the area in search of the missing person. Ground teams, in collaboration with the Speleo Alpino Fluviale staff, are also actively involved in the search operations. The Operations Room has received over 160 distress calls due to heavy rains that have affected several municipalities, including Villasor, Pabillonis, Vallermosa, Teulada, Decimoputzu, Siliqua and Cagliari. Divers assisted in the rescue operations and several shepherds were helped to find shelter on the roofs of sheepfolds or to get out of vehicles trapped in the water. The State Road 130 at kilometer 25 has suffered flooding that has created problems for road traffic. Four additional teams of Fire Brigade have been mobilized to deal with the emergency, including one from the Sassari Command. In Villaspeciosa the Rio Spinosu flooded, causing flooding in the surrounding areas.

Last night, heavy rain hit southern Sardinia, causing flooded roads and numerous interventions by the Fire Department, especially in the areas of Siliqua and Iglesias. Eight young people were rescued by firefighters after being caught in bad weather in the Monte Arcosu area; the operations to rescue them proved complex and the last member of the group was rescued just at this moment. Capoterra also encountered difficulties: the Municipality had already decided to postpone a town festival scheduled for today due to adverse weather conditions. Civil protection, together with the Fire Department, worked during the night to mitigate the inconvenience and assist the population. In Vallermosa, it is reported that the weather station recorded almost 250 millimeters of rain in a few hours.

In Ponti (Alessandria), in the Carmenna area in the Monferrato area of ​​Alessandria, eight families were isolated due to the flooding of the road caused by recent rains; all residents are in telephone contact with the local administration. Also in Ponti, the flooding of the Bormida river was reported, which also flooded the sports field.

The A6 Turin-Savona motorway has been closed since last night due to a landslide that invaded the carriageway near Altare (Savona). Technicians are working to remove the muddy material that fell following the heavy rains of the last few days; the concessionaire Autostrada dei Fiori expects a reopening around 12. No vehicles were reported involved in the landslide accident which affected land not under the jurisdiction of the concessionaire but which nevertheless impacted the motorway section at kilometre 108+100, immediately after the exit of

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