Heavy rain hit Genoa in the last few hours has led to collapse of retaining walls from a park on the heights of Pegli. This material overwhelmed several cars parked on the road. Firefighters and police are at the scene Civil protection from Municipality of Genoa with city police. Electricity and gas supplies were cut off. “We heard an explosion. We came out and saw water and oil on the ground then we went looking and saw there was a landslide,” said a witness.
Also damage to harbor where the twister caused several containers to fall in the land port area of Vte port in Prà. According to port authorities, there were no casualties. 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. Meanwhile Rio Feginoin Valpolcevera, where the operational alarm phase was triggered. Civil protection, firefighters and local police are on the scene.
Article Heavy rain in Genoa, large wall collapses in the Pegli area. The flooded Rio Fegino in Valpolcevera originates from Il Fatto Quotidiano.
