Italian region floods after 29 INCHES of rain in 12 hours
Oct 7, 2021 21:03:57 GMT -5
Post by maybetoday on Oct 7, 2021 21:03:57 GMT -5
Italian region floods after 29 INCHES of rain falls in 12 hours - Europe's heaviest-ever rainfall: One town is hit by 34 inches of water in 24 hours
Genoa in Italy's northwest was worst hit by the downpour with Rossingline seeing 82.9 per cent of annual rain
A string of storms and extreme weather battered Genoa in northwest Italy overnight Sunday and into Monday
It is the latest in a string of extreme weather to batter Europe after floods, fires, and record heat this summer
By LAUREN LEWIS FOR MAILONLINE
PUBLISHED: 04:45 EDT, 7 October 2021 | UPDATED: 12:55 EDT, 7 October 2021
A region in northwest Italy has flooded after 29 inches of rain fell in 12 hours - making it Europe's heaviest-ever rainfall.
The Genoan town of Rossiglione saw 82.9 per cent of its average annual rainfall in a single day - 34 inches - as heavy rain battered Liguria, the northwest region of Italy bordering France.
The rainfall caused flooding and mudslides overnight Sunday into Monday in several places but no casualties were reported.
The hardest-hit city was Savona, on the Ligurian Sea coast. But homes in the region's hilly interior also suffered flooding and landslides, as some streams overflowed their banks.
The deluge also broke six-hour and one-hour national records with 20 inches brought down in Cairo Montenotte and seven inches falling in Vicomorasso over the periods respectively. The region is known for wet weather and averages around 50 inches of rain a year.
Footage posted online showed water gushing down streets and spilling out of cracks in walls and buildings as rain continued to hammer down. Other video showed brown water flowing halfway up the first floor of buildings usually on the river banks, dragging cars and debris with it.
Full story with pictures and video at link
Genoa in Italy's northwest was worst hit by the downpour with Rossingline seeing 82.9 per cent of annual rain
A string of storms and extreme weather battered Genoa in northwest Italy overnight Sunday and into Monday
It is the latest in a string of extreme weather to batter Europe after floods, fires, and record heat this summer
By LAUREN LEWIS FOR MAILONLINE
PUBLISHED: 04:45 EDT, 7 October 2021 | UPDATED: 12:55 EDT, 7 October 2021
A region in northwest Italy has flooded after 29 inches of rain fell in 12 hours - making it Europe's heaviest-ever rainfall.
The Genoan town of Rossiglione saw 82.9 per cent of its average annual rainfall in a single day - 34 inches - as heavy rain battered Liguria, the northwest region of Italy bordering France.
The rainfall caused flooding and mudslides overnight Sunday into Monday in several places but no casualties were reported.
The hardest-hit city was Savona, on the Ligurian Sea coast. But homes in the region's hilly interior also suffered flooding and landslides, as some streams overflowed their banks.
The deluge also broke six-hour and one-hour national records with 20 inches brought down in Cairo Montenotte and seven inches falling in Vicomorasso over the periods respectively. The region is known for wet weather and averages around 50 inches of rain a year.
Footage posted online showed water gushing down streets and spilling out of cracks in walls and buildings as rain continued to hammer down. Other video showed brown water flowing halfway up the first floor of buildings usually on the river banks, dragging cars and debris with it.
Full story with pictures and video at link