They assess the damage caused by the storm in Italy

Rome – The northern regions of Italy Today, they are assessing the numerous property damage caused by the rains and the strong winds recorded in the region, which has caused the death of 12 people.

Today, in northern Italy, it will not rain and the sun will shine after two days of torrential rain and strong winds that have caused considerable damage, especially in the region of Liguria (north of Italy). west) and Veneto (north-east).

According to the Interior Ministry, about 5,800 firefighters have responded in the last 48 hours to nearly 7,000 emergencies due to floods, landslides and trees felled in the regions from Tuscany, Lazio, Veneto, Lombardy, Friuli Venezia Giulia and Liguria.

In the region of Liguria, where 20,000 people were left without electricity, Genoa airport was reopened yesterday afternoon.

Significant destruction can be observed in the tourist resort of Portofino, isolated by a landslide that blocked the access road.

The port of the next Rapallo is destroyed, with about 200 boats, including a dozen yachts, crashing against the waterfront pier.

"For the moment, it is not possible to calculate the damages, which could rise to hundreds of millions," said the president of Liguria, Giovanni Toti, who announced that he would ask for the state of emergency.

Also today the damage caused by high water in Venice and especially in the Basilica of San Marcos will be evaluated, where the water flooded the marble floor tens of meters and entered the baptistery and the Zen chapel, where the fifth flood of the history of the temple.

The Venetian region's president, who owns Venice, Luca Zaia, will visit the most affected areas today to quantify the damage.

In addition, The region of Trentino suffers significant damage due to the overflow of several rivers.

About 190 people are isolated in the region of the Stelvio Pass, in Bormio (Lombardy), because of the heavy snowfall of the last hours.

Rescue operations planned for today with several vehicles and helicopters had to be delayed for the moment because of the fog.

According to the Italian Aeronautical Meteorological Service, we expect a "moderate bad weather" tomorrow with heavy rains in Liguria and the Friuli Venezia Giulia region and 2,000-meter snowfall in the Alps.