Emilia-Romagna, overflowing rivers and floods.One thousand people evacuated

Extreme rainfall has hit Emilia-Romagna again, after the 2023 floods.More serious situations in the Ravenna, Forlì and Bolognese areas.

THE'Emilia-Romagna relives the nightmare of floods of spring 2023.Gigantic quantities of precipitation - but predicted by meteorologists - fell especially on the central-eastern portion of the region.Within just 24 hours, i firefighters they had to carry out more than 500 interventions, and the authorities have arranged the evacuation of a thousand people:around 800 in Ravenna and 185 in meat sauce, who were transferred to reception centers.

The population in some areas is invited to go up to the upper floors

That's right in the province of Ravenna the situation considered most dangerous.For this reason, precautionary measures have been taken, including the closure of a series of railway lines.The rivers Lamone, Marzeno and Senio I'm full:the latter has already overflowed in the municipalities of Castel Bolognese and of Lugo, where the population was asked to go up to the upper floors taking with them food, water, medicines, mobile phones and basic necessities."Upstream of Faenza, the banks also broke Marzeno and of Lamone:the water thus invaded the Borgo district, already hit by the 2023 floods.Alarming situations also regarding the river basinsIdice and of Sillaro.Alert also issued for criticism of Modigliana And Castrocaro, both in the province of Forlì-Cesena.

But it's also worrying the Apennines, with numerous landslides the extent and damage of which will need to be verified.Numerous rescue operations were launched in Forlì, where some disabled people were also evacuated to a health residence.

Irene Priolo (Emilia-Romagna Region):“The floods spread in the valleys”

In a message posted on Facebook in the middle of the night, the acting president of the Emilia-Romagna Region (with delegations to Ecological transition and fight against climate changes) Irene Priolo he explained that “at the moment we are seeing a decrease in flood in the Apennine stretches, but the peaks are obviously propagating into the valley ones.We continue to monitor the situation."

Again through Facebook, the mayor of Castel Bolognese Luca Della Godenza spoke in the early morning about the slowly improving situation in some localities, and listed the roads that remain closed to traffic, remembering that an ordinance prohibits approaching the Senio river.

Five railway routes interrupted, a critical situation also in the Marche region

Also inconveniences for travel.I am five sections of railway lines closed from midnight:Bologna-Rimini, Ferrara-Ravenna-Rimini, Bologna-Ravenna (in two places) and Faentina are affected.The State Railways have specified that at the moment no replacement services are provided by bus, since the roads are also impassable in the same areas.

Finally, the situation of the Marche:300 rescue interventions were carried out by the firefighters, with the most affected areas included between San Benedetto del Tronto And Acquaviva Picena, and between Cupra Marittima And Grottammare.Six families were then evacuated to Osimo, where a landslide threatens the town centre.

Fortunately, positive news seems to be coming at least from the weather forecasts:In the next few hours, precipitation is still expected but only light or moderate.