Piedmont, 25 million damages due to bad weather, state of emergency requested

In just a few hours, 200 millimeters of rain fell, hitting the provinces of Verbano Cusio Ossola, Turin and Vercelli.President Alberto Cirio:"Very violent phenomenon, fortunately no victims"

TURIN – The president of Piedmont, Alberto Cirio, signed the request of state of emergency addressed to the Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, to the Minister of Civil Protection Nello Musumeci and head of the Civil Protection department, Fabrizio Curcio, due to the violent rainfall that hit Piedmont last weekend in provinces of Verbano Cusio Ossola, Turin and Vercelli.In particular, the territory of the Anzasca Valley And Valle Divedro of the province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, dell'Upper Val Sesia in the province of Vercelli andUpper Val Susa, Lanzo Valleys, Valli Orco And Soana And Canavese of the Metropolitan City of Turin.

DAMAGES FOR EMERGENCIES ESTIMATED AT 25 MILLION EUROS

It has also been completed a first estimate of the interventions necessary for the urgent needs and for the immediate restoration of the damage caused by the disturbance which amounts to approximately 25 million euros, based on the inspections carried out in these hours by the technicians of the Region's public works management and by the Civil Protection teams.Inspections will continue in the coming days to define the reconstruction and risk reduction interventions that will need to be implemented in the coming weeks.In fact, at the moment it is necessary to wait for the river levels to return to be able to evaluate the erosion of the slopes and banks and have a complete picture of the situation.

FIREFIGHTERS SAVE A FAMILY STUCK IN THE CAR FROM THE ORCO RIVER

Over the weekend, due to heavy rain, in Turin and Verbania Cusio Ossola i firefighters they carried out 80 rescue operations due to landslides and to help people in difficulty.In Montanaro, in the province of Turin, a family of 3 people was rescued during the night, including a newborn girl, stuck in the car due to the rising Orco stream.

CIRIO:“NO VICTIMS, ALSO THANKS TO THE SAFETY WORKS CARRIED OUT”

“I want to thank those who have been working in the field for days to support the areas affected by the rains and to allow the safety of roads and rivers to be restored.Very quickly we sent the government the request for a state of emergency in order to immediately have resources for the extremely urgent works to be made available to the Municipalities.We were hit by a very violent phenomenon, which fortunately caused no casualties and which we managed to contain thanks to the professionalism of our teams and also thanks to the safety works carried out in the area in recent years” declares the president of the Piedmont Region Alberto Cirio.

“200 MM OF RAIN FALLED IN A FEW HOURS”

In just a few hours, around 200 millimeters of rain fell which, even more so in consideration of the mountain territory involved, "constitute a true exceptionality - declares the Civil Protection councilor Marco Gabusi– thanks to mayors, firefighters and the civil protection system, in a few hours the people who risked being isolated were made safe and a liveable situation was restored in the territories.We are alongside the Municipalities for the reconstruction phase which will also pass from the recognition of a state of emergency on which an initial discussion was already held on Sunday evening with the always available national department head Fabrizio Curcio and with colleagues from the Valle D'Aosta Region".

The mountain councilor Marco Gallo is ready to organize a meeting with Mountain unions of the Orco and Soana Valleys, the Lanzo Valleys and the Ossola Valleys to take stock of the wounded mountain, studying possible interventions that go beyond those linked to the request for a state of emergency made by President Cirio.“Climate change is one of the most complex challenges to face, especially in a region with an orography such as that of Piedmont which often accentuates the phenomena, just as has happened in the last few hours in the Canavese and Verbano areas, making the hydrogeological stability of the area more fragile. 'the entire system - says Gallo - for this reason I believe it is important to team up to create synergies that strengthen the mountain area".