Much damage was caused by bad weather in Genoa. This afternoon, November 15th The whirlwind caused several containers to fall in the above-ground port area of Vte harbor in Pra’. According to the Harbormaster’s office, there were no injuries and the ship’s captain on duty was on his way to the scene. Damage also occurred in Sestri Ponente where the wind exposed a warehouse belonging to Amiu, the municipal company of the Municipality of Genoa that handles waste collection.
This morning a wall collapsed on Jalan Nicoloso da Recco, in Pegli, number 11. The collapse of the wall, which also involved several cars parked across the road, caused disruption to gas and electricity distribution services in the area. On site, in addition to firefighters, local police, civil protection and Aster made the road safe.
Meanwhile, the Fegino river in Valpolcevera experienced flooding so the operational alarm phase was triggered. Civil protection, firefighters and local police are on the scene.
Tomorrow orange warning throughout Liguria
Tomorrow the orange warning will be in effect from 12.00 to 21.00 in most of Liguria. Last night a strong storm hit the west, with a peak of 74 mm in one hour and more than 230 mm in 12 hours between Melogno and Osiglia, while between Varazze and Arenzano the storm cell then moved west of Genoa, with 140 mm in six hours. This afternoon the phenomenon will mainly affect the Levant region, with the possibility of more intense structures on the border with Tuscany. Silence is expected overnight, more severe in the West, before a second phase of disruption occurs on Sunday morning. The latest modeling release shows high humidity in the atmosphere but little agreement on the location of the most intense phenomena: therefore, the Civil Protection has updated the warning framework.
In summary: – Zones A and D: yellow alert from tomorrow morning, orange from 12 to 6 pm, then yellow again until 9–10 pm. – Zone B: yellow until 12 pm, orange until 9 pm, then yellow until 10 pm. – Zone C: yellow until 12 pm, orange until 9 pm, then yellow until 10 pm. – Zone E: yellow until 12 noon, orange from 12 noon until 9 pm, then yellow until 10 pm. In large river basins, a yellow warning remains in effect for flooding occurring in river beds. Strong, stationary thunderstorms are expected on Sunday, capable of causing flooding, landslides and rapidly rising streams on already water-saturated ground. The phenomenon tends to end on Monday morning.
