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- Massive rains in northern Italy During Holy Week, with potentially life -threatening consequences.
- Meteorologist warns 200 to 300 liters of rain per square meter In regions such as Genoa, Verona and Milan.
- Travelers are supposed to observe the weather, because rainfalls Significantly impair traffic and travel could.
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Especially in the Easter holiday Many Austrians are happy to travel to Italy. But this year, meteorologists warn of a short trip to the popular neighboring country. It should be in the Holy Week Sometimes life -threatening rains come, the streets flood and isolating entire villages.
Diploma meteorologist Dominik Jung von wetter.net speaks of one Low pressure system over the Mediterraneanthat occupies the southern Alpine region, especially northern Italy. “Extreme rainy amounts of 200 to 300 liters per square meter” should fall that could have catastrophic consequences. Especially the cities Genoa, Verona and Milan as well as the area between South Tyrol and Venezia are affected.
Risk for vacationers
According to media reports, travelers have also been specially warned because the water masses interrupt train routes and pulling cars. If you are planning a vacation in northern Italy in Holy Week or around Easter, you should watch the weather very closely, according to the Frankfurter Rundschau. The situation could spontaneously tighten and a great risk.
Already on Monday, April 14th, the low pressure system was therefore felt by initial rain. The highlight of the storm should be between Tuesday and Maundy Thursday be achieved.
Extreme weather in Italy
A month ago there were torrential rains, floods and landslides in northern Italy. In September 2024, due to a violent storm, more than 1,000 people from their houses in the northeast had to be evacuated.
And two years ago, 2023, 13 people died in the region than fell as much rain as in half a year in one and a half days. There were 280 landslides, and twenty rivers passed.
According to the new climate report, Europe warms up faster than all other continents. This not only increases heat days and tropical nights, but the precipitation and floods also become more extreme. Because if it is hotter, the atmosphere can absorb more moisture, which can lead to heavy rain.
