If it’s not a Christmas miracle, we’re close. Three trees and some lighting poles collapsed in via Altomonte, behind the prison near Lelat. A tree ended up on a passing car with the driver miraculously unharmed. But there is a lot of damage. Fire brigade teams have been busy since yesterday morning throughout the Messina province for rescue operations related to strong winds and rainfall.
Most of the over 100 requests for intervention (unsafe trees, falling trees, animal rescue, unsafe roofs, rescue of people, unsafe chimneys, unsafe street lighting poles, unsafe walls, blocked elevators, unsafe roof sheathing, unsafe plaster, clearance due to static disturbance, road accident, unsafe electrical cables, unsafe antenna, landslide and rock falls, recovery of cars and vehicles, unsafe scaffolding, outbreak of fire, etc.) carried out incessantly, with all available resources and great professionalism, involved the municipalities of Messina, Milazzo, Patti, Sant’Agata Militello , Villafranca Tirrena, Reitano, Naso, Capo d’Orlando, Rometta, Montagnareale, Gioiosa Marea, Lipari, Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto, Santa Lucia del Mela, Roccalumera, Furci Siculo, Venetico, also giving support to the Catania Command with the VF mobile crane where, in Motta Sant’Anastasia (CT), a road accident occurred. In the clip the safety of a fallen tree on the road in Messina.
Scary yesterday afternoon on viale Italia where a fallen tree completely destroyed the surrounding wall of the police station.
New ordinance: villas and cemeteries closed
With today’s ordinance, Tuesday 24 December 2024, Mayor Federico Basile has ordered the extension of the closure of the municipal villas and cemeteries of Messina until midnight today, Tuesday 24 December. The measure became necessary following the weather warning sent by the Operations Room of the Regional Department of Civil Protection which highlights a level of YELLOW code alert for hydrogeological and hydraulic risk, due to the persistence of strong winds up to strong storms from the quadrants western and scattered to widespread precipitation with a predominantly downpour or thunderstorm character. The phenomena will be accompanied by heavy showers, frequent electrical activity and strong gusts of wind. The councilor for civil protection Massimiliano Minutoli warns citizens to observe the utmost prudence and that further updates will follow regarding the closure of the city’s villas and cemeteries in relation to the results of checks on trees, carried out by Messinaservizi Bene Comune.