Rogue waves in Falconara, train chaos at the Bologna junction and homeless houses in Conselice

Abnormal waves on the coast of Senigallia and surroundings. The electrical storms announced by the regional civil protection bulletins for today gave rise to a storm in the sea that late in the afternoon caused some waves, three according to some bathers, which reached the first rows of umbrellas in the different bathing establishments. The people on the sun loungers practically ended up in the water; Also wet some objects and beach towels left on the beds. There were also moments of fear and many preferred to leave the beach. “Everything happened suddenly – explains Daniele Corinaldesi, owner of a concession on the Alighieri seafront in Senigallia -. We did not expect it, we only had time to close the umbrellas due to the wind, but we did not imagine abnormal waves. They didn’t do any damage, but they sure scared some people, some ran away. Now with these weather changes, everything is to be expected.

All in seconds. The sky turned black, swollen with evil, and the wind began to blow very hard. Then, the sea suddenly rises, as if it were an abnormal wave, and comes to eat several rows of umbrellas: three in the Sottomonte area, in Pesaro, where the depth of the beach is greater, at least 6 instead in the establishments of Viale Trieste. According to the Corriere Adriatico, the only sure thing is that everything happened without prior notice, as happened 24 hours before with the maxi hailstorm (with grains the size of golf balls) that devastated part of the Valcesano. After 20 minutes it was all over, or almost.

»The event that hit a wide area also affected our municipality: crazy gusts with phenomena similar to real tornadoes uncovered some houses, tore off roofs and rooftops, caused damage to several cars, uprooted large trees, cut power lines«. Thus Paola Pula, mayoress of Conselice, one of the emblematic towns of the May flood, still seriously affected by bad weather today: »We are carrying out inspections for a first summary survey and to request urgent interventions«

Train chaos at the Bologna node. Due to bad weather, line interruptions are reported. High Speed, Intercity and Regional trains may experience delays of up to 200 minutes. Between Florence and Bologna, both high-speed and regional trains from south to north are stationed.

Storms that cross Emilia reach Bologna and the city center was also hit by a heavy hailstorm, with hail the size of walnuts setting off parked car alarms. Damage and inconvenience were reported in the province, in the area of ​​Zola Predosa, Anzola Emilia, Valsamoggia and towards Ferrara. Drawbacks with bare ceilings and downed trees.

Numerous calls have reached the fire brigade due to the new wave of bad weather that has hit Veneto with fallen branches caused by rain and wind. There were about 130 calls in total and 40 interventions are underway in the province of Venice, in particular in the area of ​​the Riviera del Brenta, Dolo, Mira, Mirano, Santa Maria di Sala. Interventions also in the neighboring provinces of Padua, Verona and Vicenza.

Wind and hail, with grains the size of tennis balls. Then dozens of trees uprooted and collapsed on cars, floods, torn signs, blackouts, 80-kilometer-per-hour winds, dozens of damaged cars, inaccessible inhabited centers precisely because of the plants that have fallen on the roads. Neighbors spoke of a 40-minute nightmare, between 1:30 and 2:10 p.m. yesterday in Alto Cremasco, in the province of Cremona. Ten countries affected. Firefighters and civil protection worked to the maximum, with the mayors of the municipalities involved in the front line. Heavy damage to structures and agriculture.

Maurizio Kalik, a 71-year-old sailor from Trieste, disappeared at sea yesterday afternoon, off the coast of Cittanova (Novigrad), in Croatia. The man was aboard his boat with his wife when he was caught in a violent wave of bad weather. The announcement was made by the Società Triestina Sport del Mare, of which the 71-year-old is a member. “Yesterday afternoon, around 3:30 p.m. while the spouses were sailing up Istria in the section between Porec and Cittanova, they saw the arrival” of a strong wind from the Northeast, the sailor tried to reach the port of Cittanova but could not lower the sails due to the arrival of the gusts of wind and lost his balance when he fell into the sea. The wife’s attempts to win back her husband were futile. Even the search vehicles of the Police and the Captaincy, once they arrived at the place, failed to locate the 71-year-old man. Even the members of the yacht club, warned of what had happened, searched the entire area between Lanterna and Cervat-Porat in vain.