Saturday, December 11, 2021

Torrential rains flooded Sicily

 


 Bad weather hit Sicily and torrential rains caused a lot of damage. In addition to the rain, the wind has caused difficulties, leading to the temporary closure of Palermo Airport. A bridge collapsed in Castellammare del Golfo, informs the Italian-language portal Italy24News.

It has been raining non-stop in Palermo since Friday afternoon. There are many flooded streets, garages and basements in the city and region, the Via Belgio subway is still closed to traffic, the streets have been turned into rivers and drivers have been blocked in their cars.

 The situation in the Trapani area is serious, where a pylon collapsed on the bridge over the San Bartolomeo River in Castellammare del Golfo, in the section of the road that connects Playa Beach with Alcamo Marina. Heavy rainfall also creates a lot of inconvenience for car traffic throughout the province.

The region of Messina is also affected by bad weather. Heavy rains have caused floods in the Aeolian Islands.

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