Severe weather has been reported over the weekend everywhere from South Tyrol down to the central region of Lazio around Rome, with at least four people killed in two separate incidents, and several reported missing.
In Tuscany, two girls aged three and 14 were reportedly killed on Saturday night when a tornado reportedly uprooted a tree which hit their tent at a campsite in Marina di Massa.
Two German tourists were killed on Sunday night during severe flooding on the Brenner state road near Bolzano, South Tyrol, the Ansa news agency reports. A family car collided with a lorry, killing two of the passengers; a 45-year-old father and 67-year-old grandmother. A seven-year-old boy and his grandfather reportedly survived, while the lorry driver was unhurt.
Maltempo, domenica da incubo in tutto il Centro-Nord. Chiusa l’Autobrennero https://t.co/bZLuNqoqEZ pic.twitter.com/W4w55B4uBj
— Corriere della Sera (@Corriere) August 30, 2020
The vehicles had been diverted onto the local road when the motorway was closed due to storms. The motorway has now reopened on Monday, however train lines in the area remain closed.
A 38-year-old man has been reported missing in the Varese area after being swept away by a swollen river.
The city of Verona is bracing for further flooding after being hit by multiple waves of bad weather since August 23rd, with high winds and giant hailstones also causing considerable damage in the area.
Verona under water! pic.twitter.com/uLKCCLYn2I
— Notes from Verona (@rick_hough) August 30, 2020
Severe damage was reported across much of the Veneto region, with the Vicenza and Belluno areas also hit particularly hard. The famed ski resort of Cortina d'Ampezzo in Belluno suffered landslides due to strong winds and heavy rain.
We’re so not used to this weather! ? #ClimateChange #trombadaria #Verona pic.twitter.com/glIX72db1J
— Diana (@diana_MyIC) August 29, 2020
In the Vicenza area of Veneto a tromba d'aria (small tornado) flattened trees, fences and road signs and damaged buildings.
The bad weather reached neighbouring Lombardy with hailstones “the size of eggs” reported in Cremona and Mantova, and heavy rain and flooding in Alessandria.
And in Bergamo, firefighters had to clear roads made impassable by severe hail.
#Maltempo, grandinata in provincia di #Bergamo, #vigilidelfuoco con il nucleo GOS (gruppo operativo speciale) sono intervenuti per liberare le strade nel comune di Vigano San Martino #30agosto #soccorsiquotidiani pic.twitter.com/BbrSttHGUa
— Vigili del Fuoco (@emergenzavvf) August 30, 2020
?#AllertaARANCIONE domani, #31agosto, nella Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano, in Veneto e nel Lazio
?Allerta GIALLA in 13 regioni
⛈?Ancora pioggia sulle regioni centro-settentrionali e burrasca al Centro-Sud. Avviso meteo del #30agosto ?https://t.co/fyci42YYqj#protezionecivile pic.twitter.com/SwjhDtWUwg— Dipartimento Protezione Civile (@DPCgov) August 30, 2020
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