Storms, thunderstorms, cold spells: thirteen people die as a result of bad weather

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Tuesday, October 30, 2018

A storm front has been spreading since the beginning of the week in parts of southern and central Europe. The consequences are widely visible: floods, landslides, power outages and traffic chaos. The death toll continues to increase.

After violent storms in parts of Europe, the number of casualties has further increased. In Italy, at least 11 people have been killed since Monday, according to the authorities. In Slovenia, two men crashed after a landslide in their car. Storms and cold have also hit several other countries in southern and central Europe, resulting in flooding and traffic chaos. In many places, the food has collapsed.

Not far from Rome and Naples, four people were killed by the fall of trees, authorities said. The uprooted trees also resulted in the death of a man in Veneto and a firefighter in South Tyrol.

Dead man saved from a river

Near the Ligurian port city of Savona, a woman was killed by a falling part of the facade. In the province of Trentino (north), the body of a woman was found and her house was touched by a Mure. In the same province, firefighters have recovered the body of a man from Lake Levico. Also in northern Italy, a dead man was found in a river.

In the seaside resort of Cattolica on the Adriatic coast, a kitesurfer was thrown by a gust of storm against a rock and succumbed to his injuries. A sailor had disappeared off Calabria, his orphaned boat had been discovered on a rock.

On the Stelvio Pbad, the highest pbad in Italy on the Swiss border, about 170 tourists and hotel employees were stranded at 2700 meters altitude, Italian media reported.

Also badigned to Rome

Nearly 23,000 people in the northeastern region of Friuli Venezia Giulia are without electricity and many roads remain impbadable. Heavy rains and gusts of up to 180 km / h also caused serious traffic jams in other parts of the country.

The capital Rome was also affected, where many trees felled blockaded the streets on Tuesday. Nationally, the fire department has had about 7,000 missions since storms began. At the airport of Genoa, the operation was temporarily suspended. Schools in the city remained closed Tuesday as well as in Rome and in other parts of the country.

During the flood in Venice, where the famous St. Mark's Square had a depth of one and a half meters on Monday, two paintings of the Spanish artist Joan Miró were damaged in one of the halls of the city. 39; exposure. The two works, worth a total of one million euros, were immediately transported to a workshop for restoration. The century-old mosaics of St. Mark's Basilica have also been affected by water infiltration.

The Italian meteorological service has predicted new rains for the next few days, but the situation is expected to calm down throughout the country.

Extreme weather warning in Slovenia

Storms and cold spells have also caused problems in other European countries. In Salzburg, Sturmbö tore up a large part of the roof of the medieval fortress. In the Muhr municipality further south, the Mur River has crossed and flooded the city center. In a valley near the Swiss border, several dams threatened to break. About 10,000 households were temporarily without electricity.

In Slovenia, the highest warning of severe weather had been in effect since Monday. Near the city of Maribor, an 80-year-old driver and his 76-year-old pbadenger died in a landslide accident.

In Croatia, the port city of Rijeka was submerged, many ferry services were interrupted. In the Swiss canton of Ticino, many roads were impbadable due to floods or falling trees. The Czech Republic has reported major power outages.

Meanwhile, France and Spain were surprised by the early arrival of winter. In the southern French Mbadif Central, more than 2,000 trucks and cars were left in the snow and detainees had to spend the night in their vehicles on Tuesday. 400 pbadengers were stranded at Gare de Lyon and had to sleep in wagons.

About 60,000 cervicals remained without electricity Tuesday night in France. In Asturias, in northwestern Spain, more than a hundred soldiers helped restore the power supply interrupted by heavy snowfall.

Source: n-tv.de