by InTrieste
The president of Friuli Venezia Giulia region declared the state of emergency on Tuesday, 25 July after firefighters reportedly responded to hundreds of call-outs on Monday night due to strong winds, abnormally large hail and storms across the region.
Firefighters say they have been responding to hundreds of call-outs since Tuesday morning to remove fallen trees from roads and on top of cars, as well as dealing with emergency situations linked to structural damage due to abnormally large hail and flooding. The most damage in Friuli has been reported in the Gorizia and Udine provinces.
The storm has led to electricity blackouts and left fallen debris in the paths of buses and trains, affecting the public transport network and rail services in the Friuli Venezia Giulia region.
The region of FVG has declared a state of emergency and allocated 50 million to help the region get back on its feet.
“We’ve never seen anything like this,” said president Massimiliano Fedriga. “We’ll do our best to be as efficient and as prompt as possible.”
Friuli residents posted videos on social media of the “apocalyptic” weather, many of them accompanied by comments such as “Never seen anything like this in my life”.
A level-two ‘orange’ weather alert remained in force in Friuli Venezia Giulia on Tuesday, with more storms and heavy rain expected in the region.
