The Umbro torrent overflowed in Cropani Marina, in the Catanzaro area, where the water invaded the roadway of the Ionian state road 106 which remained closed for a few hours. The firefighters intervened with motor pumps and water pumps to suck water from flooded homes. There are various inconveniences and problems throughout the area. In Marcedusa the provincial roads in the direction of Botricello and Mesoraca (Kr) are closed. Also in Marcedusa, medium voltage cables fell, causing safety problems.
Damage and flooding also in Botricello, Sellia marina and Catanzaro Lido with problems for state and local roads. Currently between the provinces of Catanzaro and Crotone there are 25 interventions underway and 20 awaiting completion. Across the entire area, 150 millimeters of rainfall was exceeded, with threshold level 3 being exceeded in Botricello and Marcedusa.
(video by Giuseppe Fittante taken from social media)
The fire brigade teams continue to operate with motor pumps and water pumps to free the homes invaded by water. In Marcedusa, the provincial roads towards Botricello and Mesoraca (Kr) were closed, while the fall of high voltage cables created dangerous situations. Disturbances and flooding are also recorded in Botricello, Sellia Marina and Catanzaro Lido, with difficulties for state and local roads.
There are currently 25 interventions underway and around twenty still waiting, while the district has exceeded 150 millimeters of rain, with alert level 3 reached in Botricello and Marcedusa.
The Prefecture is monitoring the situation
The Prefecture of Catanzaro constantly follows the evolution of bad weather, which is particularly intense along the Ionian coast. The warning of adverse weather conditions had already been issued on 30 October, with forecasts of intense and persistent thunderstorms.
There are 35 ordinances issued by the mayors of the province for the closure of schools and the protection of the population, while eight Municipalities have activated their respective Municipal Operations Centers (COC). In the meantime, traffic has been restored on the SS 106, in the sections between Cropani, Simeri Crichi, Sellia Marina and Belcastro, where the flooding of a torrent had caused severe slowdowns.
In the Marcedusa area, bad weather caused three Enel pylons to collapse, leaving some users without electricity, for which technicians are already working. In the Germaneto area of Catanzaro, lightning triggered a fire inside an agricultural estate: the flames were put out by the firefighters, but two people were slightly injured during the initial extinguishing operations.
The Prefecture continues to monitor storm phenomena in close collaboration with the mayors and the regional civil protection. At the moment there are no serious critical issues along the main arteries, but caution is recommended when traveling, particularly during the most intense phenomena, avoiding underpasses, embankments and bridges at risk of flooding.