Bad weather today, orange alert in Sardinia and Basilicata

Bad weather does not give up Italy, today an orange alert on Sardinia and Basilicata. Rains and thunderstorms are expected above all on Sardinia, hit yesterday by violent storms, which cost the life of an elderly person. On the island, the Civil Protection has extended the bad weather alert with an orange code for hydrogeological risk on some sectors. In Cagliari, which ended up under water this morning in various districts, the mayor Paolo Truzzu has decided to close the schools: the same provision will concern the institutes of the metropolitan city. The administration invites citizens to limit travel from their homes as much as possible. Read also Orange alert also for Basilicata. Yellow alert on sectors of Piedmont, Lombardy, Tuscany, Lazio, Sicily and the entire territory of Puglia and Calabria, where from early morning today, scattered to widespread rainfall is expected, including backhand or thunderstorms. The phenomena will be accompanied by strong showers, electrical activity and local strong gusts of wind. A VICTIM IN SOUTH SARDINIA The violent storm which struck Sardinia, and which also involved Sulcis, caused the death of an 80 year old in Sant’Anna Arresi, in the province of South Sardinia. The man would get out of the car and be run over by the water. Some witnesses reported what happened and the searches started immediately. The car was found overturned and a few hours later the Fire Brigade discovered the body of the elderly person. CLOSED SCHOOLS Cagliari schools closed, as ordered by the mayor with an ordinance: “The provision – reads the note issued by the municipality – is makes it necessary to allow checks on the safety of school buildings following the difficult weather conditions “. The mayor invites citizens to limit travel from their homes as much as possible in consideration of the state of several roads still flooded. The Civil Protection teams are providing for the water drainage operations and the Local Police is monitoring the safety of road traffic. Also in the inhabited area of ​​Pirri there were serious problems, despite the recent maintenance of the drains and the emptying of the rolling tanks.