In Rovigo, tornado and over 100 calls to the firefighters

The president of Veneto, Luca Zaia:in Polesine "very complex situation, extensive damage", due to flooding and uncovered roofs

ROVIGO – A spectacular one tornado it fell today, Tuesday 25 June, in Rovigo:from 1pm tour de force for the teams of Fire brigadeor, engaged in particular in the most affected areas, Lusia And Lendinara.Interventions underway for torn roofs, damaged roofing and securing unsafe trees.Even the President of the Region, Luca Zaia, throughout the day he committed himself to following the evolution of the situation which he defined as "very complex".There were over a hundred calls from citizens to the fire brigade, explained Zaia himself.

“I have been following the evolution of the situation since this morning Polesine after the whirlwind it caused extensive damage with dozens of floods and roofs uncovered in particular a Rovigo but also Boara Pisani, Lusia And Lendinara”.At the moment “the situation is still very complex.They turn out over 100 calls to the Fire Brigade.The Region is active on all fronts starting from Civil Protection to support citizens affected by this new wave of bad weather".
Thus the president of the Veneto Region Luca Zaia, commenting on the effects of the tornado that hit the Rovigo capital, causing flooding and uncovering buildings first in Rovigo and then in other Polesine municipalities.“I thank - concludes Zaia - all the people who are working, from the Civil Protection to the Fire Brigade, from the volunteers to those who took action for the rescue.We will follow the evolution of the situation and we will make available all the means and resources necessary to bring help to those who have suffered the most damage”.

The weather forecast di Arpav indicate the continuation, until the early hours of tomorrow Wednesday 26th, of a phase of instability that had already begun on Monday evening, with frequent showers and thunderstorms;Locally intense phenomena are probable (heavy showers, strong gusts of wind, local hailstorms) especially between the Pre-Alps and the plains, with even significant quantities of rain especially in the central-southern areas due to repeated or persistent phenomena.After a break on the morning of Wednesday 26th, a resumption of instability is expected from the central hours with more showers and thunderstorms:some further intense phenomenon cannot be ruled out.The decentralized functional center of Civil Protection issued a new warning of hydrogeological and hydraulic criticality valid from 2pm today to 2pm tomorrow.