Bad weather continues to plague Italy , with the disturbance that has hit north-western Italy in the last few hours ready to move eastwards and southwards .

And while Valle d'Aosta and Piedmont begin to count the damage after the terrible weekend just passed and are ready to declare a state of natural disaster , there are nine regions on yellow alert for strong winds and thunderstorms : Tuscany, Umbria, Abruzzo , Molise, Campania, Puglia, Basificata and Calabria. Furthermore, in Naples, it was also decided to close the parks, the northern pier of Bagnoli and to ban access to the city's public beaches.

In Cogne , in Valle d'Aosta, where the arrival of Tourism Minister Daniela Santanché is expected, the evacuation of tourists continued throughout the day yesterday - around a thousand have been taken away at the moment - while in Cervinia takes stock of the extensive damage which affected in particular shops, bars, restaurants and garages on the central Via Carrel, the street of Struscio, after the overflowing of the Marmore torrent which isolated the locality for a long time .

The town of Macugnaga , in the Piedmont province of Verbano Cusio Ossola, where the Tambach river flooded, is described as an "open-air construction site" with houses invaded by mud and blocked roads .
Bad weather also in the north-east, with a huge landslide of mud and debris, triggered by the strong bad weather, which yesterday invaded the provincial road 347 of the Duran pass, in the municipality of Val di Zoldo, in the province of Belluno. “State of attention” in Veneto , while in Milan the warning issued for incoming storms remained in force until midnight . In Turin, over fifty firefighters intervened after the storm that hit the city and in various parts of the provincial territory yesterday. The operations mainly involved unsafe or fallen trees and torn roofs.

A meteorological instability which is influencing the choices of tourists and which risks compromising the season, not only in the mountains, given that - according to data from the beach resorts' union - the beaches are also deserting, in particular those of Lazio and Liguria . The drop ranges from 10% to a hefty 60%.

(Unioneonline/vl)

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