VIdeo | “The river exploded”, the flood nightmare returns to Modigliana and Romagna

Shortly before midnight the Senio river floods in Castel Bolognese.A large part of Romagna is preparing to face the worst and expects a long night:from the province of Forlì-Cesena to Brisighella and Faenza, in the Ravenna area, the rivers remain under special observation.

FORLÌ – “The river has exploded, worse than in 2023”, is the cry of alarm from the mayor of Modigliana, in the province of Forlì-Cesena, Jader Dardi, town of Romagna, in which the fear experienced in May last year returns.Less than 30 kilometers away, in Castel Bolognese, in the province of Ravenna, the 'colleague' Luca Della Godenza, speaks in prime time of "a situation far beyond the worst predictions".In fact, just before midnight the news arrives which also makes the neighboring territories tremble Cotignola, Solarolo, Barbiano, Lugo: the first flood in Castel Bolognese at the Steccaia dam on the Senio river near Tebano.

In Modigliana "the situation is more serious than in 2023 - says mayor Dardi, in prime time, on the Rai Emilia Romagna news - We have evacuated some people, we are checking now.We are in contact with the prefecture.The river exploded in these minutes."

Modigliana, the small municipality in the Forlì Apennines, had already been devastated by countless landslides in May 2023.Today the alert touches the river Tramazzo, which overflowed and invaded the historic center of the town.The same river then becomes further downstream Marzeno:and it is precisely at that point, in the hamlet of the municipality of Brisighella, in the Ravenna area, that the alert was triggered.

“A sudden and large wave is arriving from Modigliana, passing through the hamlet of Marzeno.
All residents of via Moronico, via Moto delle Balze and via Molino Vecchio are asked to evacuate their homes and make themselves safe", reports the Municipality of Brisighella on social media at around 8pm.And he adds:“We are setting up the new Marzeno school in via Bendandi for displaced people”.

What is certain is that, for a large part of Romagna, it will be a long night.Even in Faenza, still in the province of Ravenna, among the cities most affected by the floods of May 2023, people are preparing for the worst.

CONCRETE BLOCKS IN FRONT OF THE MARZENO TORRENT IN FAENZA, THE BUBANI PALA OPEN FOR EVACUATES

Faenza he's back in the trenches against bad weather.And after the flood of May 2023, in addition to the first evacuations in the areas most at risk, the Bubani altarpiece to welcome people who cannot ask for hospitality from relatives and friends.
Furthermore, as the mayor explains on social media Massimo Isola, in the area of ​​via Cimatti a barrier is being built and concrete blocks are being positioned to stop the waters that could arrive from the Marzeno torrent.For safety, the mayor has issued an evacuation order for the ground floors of the entire area.The Lamone river, large observed at various latitudes in Romagna, is currently "under control, but surveillance and monitoring are constant", guarantees Isola, asking "for everyone's collaboration and maximum caution.Don't get on the road unless absolutely necessary.Don't go down into the cellars.It is important that everyone implements all the behaviors necessary to protect their own safety."

IN CASTEL BOLOGNESE “THE RISK OF BREAKING THE LEAVES IS VERY HIGH”. DURING THE NIGHT THE SENIO FLOODS

To worry about Castel Bolognese, still in the Ravenna area, is instead the Senio river: to Theban the level is in the red threshold above six meters in the late afternoon, at the orange Castle bridge at almost five meters, informs the mayor Luca Della Godenza. And at the beginning of the evening, to the reporters' microphones, he explains that "the situation is getting worse, it is very serious, the flood is coming".As in Faenza, the most at-risk areas were also evacuated in Castel Bolognese and a sports hall was set up to accommodate the displaced.And now, "we are warning citizens with loudspeakers, inviting them not to go out, to climb to the highest floors of houses, because the risk of flooding and embankment failures is very high".And shortly after 11pm the news arrives'flooding of the Senio.