A new wave of bad weather is expected today. The bulletin for the meteorological-hydrogeological and hydraulic risk issued yesterday afternoon by the regional civil protection established an orange weather alert level, with a pre-alarm phase, on the north-eastern part of the island and in particular on the Ionian side. Scattered precipitation, mostly showers or thunderstorms, had already been forecast since yesterday eveningand the phenomena will be accompanied by heavy showers, frequent electrical activity and strong gusts of wind. The mayors of 25 municipalities in the Ionian area and the Alcantara valley have decided to close the schools in order to protect school populations from the risks present in the area, especially in some areas crossed by streams, signing the ordinances ordering the suspension of activities educational.
Schools closed in many municipalities
No lessons in the municipalities of Taormina, Castelmola, Giardini Naxos, Letojanni, Gallodoro, Mongiuffi Melia, Forza d’Agrò, Sant’Alessio Siculo, Limina, Antillo, Santa Teresa di Riva, Savoca, Furci Siculo, Roccalumera, Pagliara, Mandanici, Nizza di Sicilia, Fiumedinisi, Alì Terme, Alì, Itala, Scaletta Zanclea, Gaggi, Graniti and Motta Camastra. Regular lessons in other centers. The mayors, who in some cases activated the municipal operations centers as requested by the regional civil protection, urged citizens to pay the utmost attention, avoiding stopping or staying overnight in basement rooms or located on street level in areas at risk of flooding, accessing or stay in cellars, garages, basement rooms or on street level, do not stop on bridges, walkways, stream banks and underpasses and only leave the house if necessary.