Firefighters rescued residents from flooded streets and cars were washed away in the Sicilian region of Messina after a month's worth of rain fell in just four hours.Almost 150 millimetres of rain fell, overloading the drainage system, the municipality said in a statement, describing it as an "event of exceptional magnitude".The heavy rain caused mudslides...

Inundaţii puternice în Sicilia: pompierii au avut peste 100 de intervenţii. Opt regiuni din sudul Italiei, sub alertă cod galben

Digi 24

Romania

Heavy flooding in Sicily: firefighters had over 100 interventions. Eight regions in southern Italy, under code yellow alert

More than 150 millimeters of rain fell, saturating the drainage system. “An event of exceptional magnitude” according to the town hall.

Plus de 150 millimètres de pluie sont tombés, saturant le système d’évacuation des eaux. «Un événement d’une ampleur exceptionnelle» selon la mairie.

Sicile : d’importantes inondations après la chute de l’équivalent d’un mois de pluie en quatre heures

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Paris

Île-de-France

France

Sicily: major floods after the equivalent of a month of rain fell in four hours

Firefighters rescued residents stranded on flooded streets and washed away cars in the Sicilian region of Messina, Italy, after four hours of rain fell as much as a month, AFP reported.

Pompieri au salvat locuitori blocaţi pe străzi inundate, iar maşini au fost luate de ape în regiunea siciliană Messina, în Italia, după ce în doar patru ore a plouat cât într-o lună, relatează AFP.

Inundaţii mari în opt regiuni din Italia. În patru ore a plouat cât într-o lună

Adevarul

Major floods in eight regions of Italy. In four hours, it rained as much as in a month

Stop at the completely flooded highway exit: “Some cars broke down and the fire brigade intervened,” says Lucia Vento, author of one of the videos shot on the web immediately after the bad weather that brought Messina and part of the province to their knees.

Fermi al casello dell’autostrada completamente allagato: “Alcune auto erano in panne e sono intervenuti i vigili del fuoco”, racconta Lucia Vento, autrice di uno dei video girati sul web subito dopo il maltempo che ha messo in ginocchio Messina e parte della provincia. Le immagini girate da Vento ritraggono proprio una parte di quella autostrada da giorni sotto l’occhio del ciclone dopo le dichiarazioni del direttore generale del Cas (Consorzio …

La pioggia mette in ginocchio il Messinese: sott'acqua anche le strade di recente realizzazione. Le criticità e le polemiche

Il Fatto Quotidiano

Rome

Metropolitan City of Rome

Lazio

Italy

The rain brings Messina to its knees: even the recently built roads are underwater. The critical issues and the controversies

Italy has been hit by torrential rains that have led to landslides and flooding. Firefighters have responded to the disaster more than 50 times, and a man was narrowly rescued by the mayor. The Romanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has also issued a travel warning. Extreme weather is also affecting Australia, where one person has died.

Italia a fost lovită de ploi torenţiale care au dus la alunecări de teren şi inundaţii. Pompierii au avut peste de 50 de intervenţii din cauza dezastrului, iar un bărbat a fost salvat la limită de primar. Ministerul român al Afacerilor Externe a emis, la rândul său, o avertizare de călătorie. Vreme extremă este şi în Australia unde o persoană a murit.

"Am ieşit afară, era o nebunie". Italia, măturată de ploi torenţiale. Străzi acoperite de apă, copaci căzuţi şi maşini luate pe sus de şuvoaie la Messina

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"I went outside, it was crazy." Italy, swept by torrential rains. Streets covered in water, fallen trees and cars swept away by torrents in Messina

In the Sicilian region of Messina, Italy, firefighters carried out over 100 interventions, rescuing residents stranded in flooded streets. Several cars were swept away by the waters after a month's worth of rain fell in just four hours, AFP reports, taken from...

În regiunea siciliană Messina, din Italia, pompierii au desfăşurat peste 100 de intervenţii, salvând locuitori blocaţi pe străzile inundate. Mai multe maşini au fost luate de ape, după ce în doar patru ore a plouat cât într-o lună, relatează AFP, preluat...

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Heavy rain has submerged the Italian island. Despite numerous floods and mudslides, however, there are said to be no injuries.Heavy rain has submerged the Italian island. Despite numerous floods and mudslides, however, there are said to be no injuries.

Heftige Regenfälle haben die italienische Insel unter Wasser gesetzt. Trotz zahlreicher Überschwemmungen und Schlammlawinen soll es jedoch keine Verletzte geben.Heftige Regenfälle haben die italienische Insel unter Wasser gesetzt. Trotz zahlreicher Überschwemmungen und Schlammlawinen soll es jedoch keine Verletzte geben.

Diese Videos zeigen das Ausmaß der Überschwemmungen auf Sizilien

stern.de

Bertelsmann Stiftung

Germany

These videos show the extent of the floods in Sicily

Heavy rainfall has hit parts of Sicily, causing roads to flood and streams to overflow.

Ισχυρή βροχόπτωση σημειώθηκε σε περιοχές στη Σικελία, με αποτέλεσμα δρόμοι να πλημμυρίσουν και ρέματα να υπερχειλίσουν

Σικελία: Μέσα σε 4 ώρες έπεσε βροχή ενός μήνα - Υπερχείλισαν ρέματα

in.gr

Greece

Sicily: A month's worth of rain fell in 4 hours - Streams overflowed

Heavy rainfall has flooded parts of the Italian island of Sicily.

Heftige Regenfälle haben Teile der italienischen Insel Sizilien unter Wasser gesetzt.

Heftige Regenfälle setzen Teile Siziliens unter Wasser

focus.de

Berlin

Heavy rains flood parts of Sicily

In the Messina region, the usual amount of rain in one month fell within four hours on Sunday, according to the authorities. The rain caused landslides, cars were swept away by masses of water. During more than a hundred missions, the fire department used boats to get trapped residents out of their homes. As reported by the civil defense, no injuries were reported. It also rained heavily in the Calabria region on the mainland across the Strait f…

In der Region Messina fiel am Sonntag binnen vier Stunden die sonst in einem Monat übliche Regenmenge, wie die Behörden mitteilten. Der Regen löste Erdrutsche aus, Auto wurden von Wassermassen mitgerissen. Bei mehr als hundert Einsätzen holte die Feuerwehr mit Booten eingeschlossene Bewohner aus ihren Häusern. Wie der Zivilschutz mitteilte, wurden keine Verletzten gemeldet. Auch in der Region Kalabrien auf dem Festland auf der anderen Seite der …

Heftige Regenfälle setzen Teile Siziliens unter Wasser - Chronik

stol.it

Bolzano

Province of Bolzano - South Tyrol

Trentino-South Tyrol

Heavy rains submerge parts of Sicily

Heavy rainfall occurred on Sunday (2/2) in Sicily, dropping in four hours as much rain as the region normally receives in a month. More...

Σφοδρές βροχοπτώσεις σημειώθηκαν την Κυριακή (2/2) στη Σικελία, ρίχνοντας μέσα σε τέσσερις ώρες όση βροχή πέφτει κανονικά στην περιοχή σε έναν μήνα.Περισσότερα...

Flooding in Sicily as month's rain falls in four hours

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