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Among the victims were police officers and the director of the thermal baths, who was taken by helicopter to a hospital in Florence. According to initial information, no one’s life was in danger. The tree had fallen as a result of the heavy winds that swept across the Tuscany region.
- Localization: The accident occurred in the thermal spa “La Salute” in the Tuscan town of Montecatini
The accident occurred around 10 a.m. Employees of the thermal baths and the police carried out inquiries after an act of vandalism that had been carried out in the spa complex during the night. Several people were hit by the falling tree. Montecatini is one of Italy’s most famous spa towns.
- Also read: Another severe storm in Tuscany
Tree fell on hut
Tuscany was hit by severe storms. Another tree fell on a hut where some children were playing in the town of Pistoia. At least five people were injured, none of them seriously. Last week, eight people died in storms in Tuscany. Storms were also reported in several other Italian regions on Friday. Further rainfall is expected until Monday.
- Also read: 200,000 people in northern France at risk of flooding
The authorities in Venice decided again to activate the MOSE dam system to protect the lagoon city from flooding. The level reached a level of around 114 centimeters above normal due to the sirocco wind, as the municipality announced on Friday. The 78 barriers along three of the lagoon’s waterways could remain in place in the coming days as heavy rains are expected, authorities reported.
MOSE dam system raised three times
MOSE had already been started several times in the past two weeks. The flood protection gates are located at three entrances to the city’s harbor in the sea and have been operational since 2020.
The billion-dollar construction project was highly controversial. On the night of November 13, 2019, Venice was hit by a catastrophic flood. The water – driven by the sirocco wind – rose to 187 centimeters above sea level. This was the highest level since a devastating flood in 1966, when 194 centimeters were reached.
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