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| Venice flooded as 200 evacuated in Tuscany | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: 12 Nov 2012, 03:21 AM (122 Views) | |
| skibboy | 12 Nov 2012, 03:21 AM Post #1 |
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Venice flooded as 200 evacuated in Tuscany Floodwaters led to the evacuations after bad weather hit northern Italy this weekend. ![]() A tourist crosses flooded St. Mark's Square in Venice, Italy, today. Image: Luigi Costantini/AP/Press Association Images FLOODWATERS DRENCHED MOST of the tourist destination of Venice and led to the evacuation of 200 people in Tuscany, as bad weather hit northern Italy at the weekend, authorities said today. In Venice itself, heavy rains and winds from the south triggered “acqua alta” (high water) and 70 per cent of the city was flooded, with sea levels reaching a peak of 1.5 metres above normal before receding slightly, they said. In Tuscany, around 200 people were evacuated because of heavy rains which flooded homes and caused mudslides, local officials said. The most affected region was the province of Massa and Carrara, which produces the famous Carrara marble. In Massa di Carrara alone, some 50 people were evacuated and a car was carried away by an overflowing river, but the couple in the vehicle were saved by firefighters. The authorities have urged the local population to avoid going into the streets and to stay in the the upper floors of their homes. In Pisa, some streets have been without electricity following the floods. In the large Tuscan port of Livorno, civil defence forces were on alert because of the heavy rains. In Liguria, the region bordering Tuscany, 30 people had to be evacuated, the authorities said. In anticipation of the floods two days ago, the authorities issued warnings and planned security measures to avoid any casualties after 13 people died in Tuscany and Liguria a year ago. The bad weather was heading slowly towards the centre of the country and was set to hit Rome where civil defence forces have been put on alert. source:
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| Audi-Tek | 13 Nov 2012, 09:24 PM Post #2 |
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Three more killed by Italy floods, hundreds evacuated. Two men and a woman were killed when their car fell off a collapsed bridge in Tuscany on Tuesday, as floods battered central Italy for a third straight day. In all four people have died in flooding that forced part of the country's main north-south highway to close and has damaged many homes and shops as well as thousands of acres of farmland. Tuscany was particularly badly affected, with 800 people evacuated from their homes in the village of Albinia, thousands left without electricity and several towns isolated by swamped roads. The main A-1 highway was closed in parts of the region. Floods in the Tuscan district of Massa Carrara had caused 10 million euros ($13 million) of damage, according to Italian agricultural group Coldiretti, to farms, crops and olive groves. The Tiber river burst its banks north of the capital of Rome as heavy rain moved south, flooding factories and homes near the ancient town of Orte. "Even if you listen to the oldest inhabitants this has never happened before," said Orte resident Luca Seccese. "It has completely destroyed us." The center of Rome was kept safe by high embankment walls and because there had been no heavy rain there for two days. Water levels were receding in Venice, the lagoon city and UNESCO World Heritage Site that at the weekend saw its sixth-highest water levels since records began in 1872. St Mark's Square, one of the lowest lying areas of the city, where some tourists were able to swim in high water on Sunday, was returning to normal, a city official said. Source ...........
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