motorists stuck in the car, rescue on the spot

Tremendous downpour a Civitavecchia and Santa Marinella, where a violent downpour struck the streets, completely blocking the circulation. The Aurelia in particular looks like a river in flood, cars and trucks are blocked and submerged by the water mixed with mud. On the spot relief and firefighters intervened. For now there is no news of any injuries, even if the situation is critical and it is not known when it will be resolved. In order to free an ambulance the intervention of the Fire Brigade was necessary, who are working tirelessly to limit damage and inconvenience. In some places, especially in the areas near the coast, sea and road seem to be one, the water has passed the retaining wall. Especially in the fosso dello Sciatalone the situation is alarming, with the water continuing to flow impetuously and shows no sign of abating.

Friday, November 15th, a Civil Protection weather alert issued

For today, Friday 15 November, the Civil Defense has issued theyellow code weather alert. In the note it is specified that in the Lazio region there will be "scattered precipitations to widespread even with backhand or thunderstorms. The phenomena will be accompanied by showers of strong intensity, frequent electric activity and strong gusts of wind. Furthermore, gale winds are expected with gusts of strong storm from the southern quadrants with storm surges along the exposed coasts ". The storms will continue to fall on Lazio for the next 36 hours, with more or less intensity depending on the area.

Schools closed in Civitavecchia

"Attention, notice to the population: from 16:00 today until 24:00 on Saturday 16 November, the Mayor in agreement with the Crisis Unit has decided to issue a closing order for schools of all levels. The decision stemmed from the criticality within some school premises, which with the pause will restore the needy classrooms ". This morning the schools remained open, but following the terrible storm, it was decided to close all the institutions.

The two operating rooms of the San Paolo hospital are uninhabitable

Following the extraordinary conditions of bad weather that affected Civitavecchia, the two operating theaters located on the fourth floor of the San Paolo hospital were rendered unusable by rain. Emergencies and emergencies will be moved to the other wing of the hospital. There is great concern for tomorrow, as the storm should be worse than it is today. The Galilei high school was also uninhabitable, flooded this morning: the students were accompanied by minibus from the school to the Palazzetto dello Sport.

Fiumicino, pieces of the Palazzetto dello Sport fly into the street. Schools closed to Focene

At Fiumicino, on the other hand, the strong wind has removed some pieces from the Palazzetto dello Sport, which are flying over Danube Avenue. This was announced by the public works commissioner Angelo Caroccia. "For safety reasons, as long as the strong wind lasts, the stretch of Danube avenue in front of the building will remain closed to traffic. The Cotral line will also undergo a slight modification in its course". Due to bad weather, malfunctions also occurred in the Focene schools' electrical system. "For this reason, together with the school management, we have chosen to send the children home – declared the commissioner Paolo Calicchio – There is no problem of safety of the institutes, but simply of liveability due to the fact that different lights they didn't work or worked badly. The technicians are already working to repair the faults and restore the correct functioning of the systems ".