Italy is preparing for stormy days with heavy rain. In the south, some schools remain closed, and in Venice the anxious question arises: does the “Mose” flood protection system work?
Naples / Venice – Due to approaching storms, schools and cemeteries in the south of Italy have been closed as a precaution.
The mayor of Naples, Gaetano Manfredi, decided to close a large part of the cemeteries and parks on Wednesday because of the danger of falling branches from trees, according to the order of the municipality of Naples on Tuesday.
Among other things, schools on the popular holiday island of Ischia on the Gulf of Naples should be closed on Wednesday, Mayor Enzo Ferrandino determined. The civil protection authority had issued an increased warning level for the southern Italian region of Campania. The meteorologists expected heavy rain showers and storms.
In the northern Italian lagoon city of Venice, the authorities expected another flood on Wednesday evening. The forecast as of Wednesday morning assumed an increase of up to 1.40 meters for the late evening (10 p.m.). This would mean the highest level of alert. Almost 60 percent of the pedestrian paths will then be under water, as it was said. The city wants to open the flood protection gates of the “Moses” system from 6:00 p.m.
From the west coast of Sardinia, the fire brigade reported about 50 missions due to storms in the past twelve hours on Wednesday afternoon. The province of Oristano was affected. The firefighters had to deal with floods and water damage there. One photo showed a road that was blocked by rocks after a landslide. dpa
