Bad weather, damage assessment underway in the South. Lipari asks the Region for the state of crisis

The regions of Southern Italy are starting to deal with the damage caused by the bad weather which, in the last few hours, has hit several territories, devastated by the fury of wind and water which has caused flooding, flooded streams and landslides. The mayor of Lipari, Riccardo Gullo, asked the President of the Sicilian Region, Renato Schifani, "to evaluate the opportunity of declaring a state of crisis" because "the heavy rains have caused damage and debris spills" in many streets. The situation in the Trapani area is not very different, after the tornado that hit Marsala, while the bad weather is also granting a respite in other places in the South, such as in Calabria and Campania.

A collapse at Cardarelli in Naples

In Campania, the impact of violent storms on the ground caused the collapse of a centuries-old pine tree at the Cardarelli hospital in Naples, near one of the hospital exits. The hospital management announced that it "promptly made the area safe and guaranteed normal traffic within the hospital".

Storm in Anzio and Nettuno

Meanwhile, the Lazio Region announces that President Francesco Rocca "is in constant contact with the mayors of Anzio and Nettuno and with the regional Civil Protection" in reference to the extensive damage caused by the storm that hit the Roman coast last Friday, and in particular the two Municipalities. The regional Civil Protection "has been promptly activated for over a day and is working to provide aid to the communities affected by the very heavy and exceptional rainfall last Friday as well as to bring the situation back to normal", explains the Region. President Rocca "thanks all the Civil Protection volunteers for their usual commitment and spirit of self-sacrifice and reiterates his closeness to all the citizens who have suffered damage due to the bad weather". "In 24 hours, 80 millimeters of rain fell, more than a tenth of what falls on the territory of the two Municipalities in a year and, therefore, this event is to be considered absolutely extraordinary", explained the mayors of Anzio and Nettuno on Friday, announcing the request to the Lazio Region for the declaration of a state of disaster.