Bad weather Sicily, red weather alert: Medicane scares Catania

Bad weather gives no respite to Sicily, for tomorrow October 29th the red weather alert will go off for Catania, Messina, Ragusa and Syracuse. The risk linked to Medicane, the phenomenon in formation in the Mediterranean monitored by the satellite, is linked to heavy rain and gale force winds, with strong showers and hailstorms, as reported by the local Civil Protection. In the rest of the island, orange weather warnings. Read also Given the alarm, the regional offices of the provinces of Catania, Messina, Ragusa and Syracuse will remain closed tomorrow, as ordered by the president of the Sicilian Region, Nello Musumeci. For the province of Catania alone, this is an extension of 24 hours, given that the offices had already been closed yesterday and today.Only the regional offices that provide essential public services will remain open: civil protection, hospitals, health facilities, the Civil engineering, the forest division inspectorates. “I have a duty to recommend everyone to avoid traveling and, above all, give up the use of cars, in case of rain: the danger is always around the corner” is the appeal addressed by the President of the Region to the Sicilians. National Civil Protection foresees scattered rainfall from the early hours of tomorrow, also of a downpour or thunderstorm character on Calabria, in particular on the southern sectors. The phenomena will be accompanied by strong showers, local hailstorms, frequent electrical activity and strong gusts of wind.