2023-07-30 11:35:20
After the storm, mud and debris blocked roads in the Upper Puster Valley in Sütyrol. Image: dpa
Heavy rain and squalls caused severe damage in South Tyrol on Saturday evening. Bridges were destroyed, roads and buildings blocked by rubble and mud. Apparently nobody was injured.
Heavy storms with heavy rain and squalls hit South Tyrol on Saturday evening. The short but intense thunderstorms caused severe damage in parts of Italy’s northernmost province. In some areas, bridges were swept away by the water masses in streams, and a scree avalanche fell below the Gardena Pass in the Dolomites. Cleanup efforts will begin in some areas on Sunday morning.
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In Olang in the east of South Tyrol, for example, streams developed into torrents, and several wooden bridges were swept away by the water masses. Videos on social media showed how the Furkelbach developed into a huge flood and swept away three bridges. In addition, several roads and buildings in the area were blocked by debris and mud, as the South Tyrolean fire brigade announced early Sunday morning.
Three kilometers below the Gardena Pass, a mountain pass east of Bolzano, a massive avalanche of debris engulfed several vehicles in a parking lot and left a trail of destruction in its wake. According to the fire department, no one was injured. In the Puster Valley, 50 liters per square meter of precipitation fell in two hours, and 500 lightning bolts were registered, meteorologist Dieter Peterlin wrote on Twitter. He expects the next thunderstorm front from Tuesday.
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