Dramatic are the images coming from the north Italywhere a heavy wave bad weather With heavy rains and thunderstorms have caused huge disasters, and an elderly lost his life when he was flooded with his home.
The 92 -year -old died of drowning in a village in the region Piedmont, in northern Italy, because of bad weather. According to information so far, he failed to get away from his apartment, which was flooded after the overflow of a tributary, as was the whole village of Montreou Da Po, on the hills of the Kavaso area.
This morning, Good Thursday (17.04.25) The mayor of Montreou Da PO had asked residents to avoid any movement due to extreme weather conditions.
A red alert has been issued for the Piedmont region in north-western Italy, due to severe weather.
Heavy rains since yesterday have triggered landslides and flooding in multiple areas.
The highest danger level has been declared by Arpa in seven valleys: Sesia, Cervo,… pic.twitter.com/4yqumkfEoy
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Heavy rainfall have created serious problems in several areas, such as landslides and floods, While many are those who have been forced to abandon their homes.
This morning Pados River overflow in a central area of Turin. At the same time outside the town of Biela, collapsed bridge because of the rushing waters of the river Elvos.
At this time there were no pedestrians or cars on the bridge.
The stream put in Almese (TO) around 9 am. Insusement in some places. Andrea’s video for Piedmont Camp weather center. pic.twitter.com/yvvXtBDb7F
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In the mountainous areas of Piedmont, there was a series of landslides due to the endless rainfall. At the height of the town of Biela, it was decided to stop the train traffic.
In the small northwestern region of Valle Diasta, on the border with France, the severe wave of bad weather has caused a stoppage of electricity to thirty -five municipalities.
Firefighters helicopter in Lauriano, San Sebastiano da Po, in which the rescue of people in difficulty in flooded homes is underway, and Monteu da Po, where the lifeless body of an elderly gentleman (VVFF) was found at home. pic.twitter.com/S6NG2MjF0Y
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Experts who have been called upon to repair the lesions find it difficult to reach the area and reportedly the Region is to be declared an emergency.
ATTENTION: images from the Monteu da Po (to) territory, on the Chivassese hills. The whole area is completely isolated. Video by Andrea Vuolo – Weather in Piedmont. pic.twitter.com/Mldw5crfMo
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At the same time, the area of Emilia Romania, with the capital of Bologna, is in alert. The alert is to remain “in the red” until tomorrow afternoon.