Fire brigade interventions for cars stuck in Vimodrone and evacuation of the Ceas Community to Lambro Park
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Heavy rainfall hit Milan and the northern hinterland, bringing almost 100 mm of rain in 24 hours.
In the almost 100 mm of rain in Milan
A large tree fell on the street in via Carpi, but without causing any injuries. Some cars remained stuck in an underpass in Viale Martesana in Vimodrone (Milan) and firefighters intervened to help the people on board. "The rains were intense until 2.30 am - reported the Civil Protection councilor Marco Granelli - and in 24 hours almost 100 millimeters of rain per square meter fell in the northern part of the city such as in Cinisello Balsamo (Milan) and Monza". The Ceas community was evacuated in Lambro Park during the flood. The river levels remain high and under observation because today the weather forecast predicts further rainfall although not particularly violent ones.
Weather forecast in Milan
In Milan today will be a day characterized by moderate to heavy rain, temperatures between 19 and 21°C. In detail: widespread rain in the morning, light rain showers in the afternoon, very cloudy or overcast in the evening. During today a maximum temperature of 21°C will be recorded at 6pm, while the minimum at 11am will be 19°C, the lowest point of the freezing point will be 3370m at 11pm and the minimum snow level will be 3090m at 11pm. The winds will be weak in the morning coming from the North-East with an intensity between 10 and 21km/h, weak from East-North-East in the afternoon with intensity between 8km/h and 22km/h, in the evening weak from the East with intensity between 5km/h and 12km/h. The highest solar intensity will be at 3pm with a UV value of 0.2, corresponding to 133W/m2. In Milan tomorrow will be a day characterized by general partially cloudy sky conditions. In particular, we will have harmless cloudiness in the morning and afternoon, with no clouds in the evening.
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