VIAREGGIO (LUCCA). Not only the fires of the last 24 hours, Ferragosto on the coast of Versilia, between Viareggio and Cinqualewas ruined by a very strong wind that raised sand and scared away the people who were on the beach. There were some bathing establishments that suffered damage to the equipment, including the Alhambra in Darsena in Viareggio, as reported on Facebook by the owner Iacopo Giannini.
In Lido di Camaiore a sudden tornado that lasted a few minutes made customers flee inside bars and closed umbrellas. At midday on August 15, the beach was empty. Some took refuge in their cars. The awards ceremony for the Florence-Viareggio cycling race was also interrupted. In Alta Versilia in Seravezza, Mayor Lorenzo Alessandrini ordered the closure of the riverbed in the Serra Valley, due to adverse weather conditions: in the event of heavy rain, the river area is subject to a sudden rise in water levels with obvious flood risks. The evacuation of areas popular with day trippers seeking cool air has been ordered.
In Cinquale (Massa Carrara) the civil protection has ordered the evacuation of the beaches. The weather has also gone crazy on the Pisa coast with gusts of strong wind and rough seas that have engaged the firefighters in two separate rescues. The disturbance occurred after lunchtime in Marina di Pisa at 1:30 pm, in Boccadarno, the mouth, there was a first intervention with a firefighter’s boat that rescued a boat with a broken engine. On board there were two people and a dog, all rescued and brought ashore without damage.
A few hours later, firefighters rescued a boat with four people in it at Gombo, in the San Rossore park, that the storm had hit the rocks. Firefighters arrived with jet skis and rescued the family in difficulty, taking them to the beach. In both incidents, there were no injuries.
2024-08-16 09:51:39