The deaths due to inclement weather Italy goes up to eight | Now

The number of deaths due to the severe weather that Italy has struck has risen to at least eight. All the ports of the Ligurian coast are closed due to hurricanes, as well as from Genoa airport.

According to the Italian News Agency ANSA all flights were canceled. Waves of 8 to 10 meters have been reported at sea.

On Tuesday, a woman died in Dimaro. Last night, a volunteer firefighter died in St. Martin in Südtirol province, reports ANSA . In Cattolica, a 63-year-old kitesurfer died after being thrown on the rocks by the wind.

On Monday, five people were killed by bad weather.

Another person is reported missing and dozens of people were injured by the storm. More than five thousand firefighters have been deployed due to weather conditions.

It is advisable to stay within the population in the affected area.

In the province of Savona, wind speeds of 180 km / h were measured. The authorities want to relieve the Adige River by draining water through an unused tunnel leading to Lake Garda.

The water in Venice reached a height of 156 centimeters. In Rome, schools are closed because it is too dangerous to go to school. All the tourists who were in Pompeii were evacuated.

In the port of Savona, west of Genoa, a car terminal is flooded. Hundreds of cars have been destroyed.

The red code is applicable in several countries

It is not only in Italy that the Monday's code is red. The warning also applies to the regions of Greece, Croatia, Austria, Germany, Switzerland and Bosnia.

In areas where the code is issued in red, persistent precipitation can drive rivers out of their rivers. This warning is particularly valid for northwestern Italy, according to Weerplaza. Depending on the weather station, bad weather continues for the next few days.

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