Local reports said one person was slightly injured in the floods and five others were missing after the local Merdovin River burst its banks.
A total of 120 people had to leave their homes due to the floods.
They are currently housed in a camp and hotels set up by the Italian Red Cross at a local sports facility. Firefighters also intervened to rescue six people who were trapped in a convoy that had been swept away by the river.
The local police station and a hotel called La Bitola were also badly damaged, and the entire local police fleet was destroyed. Local bridges were also damaged, so no one but the ambulance service could approach the Alpine town near the French border, he writes. I forget Italian news agency.
Later, the governor of Piedmont announced that the missing persons had been found. “I am in direct contact with the mayor, who has confirmed that there are no victims and that the five people initially thought missing have been located,” Alberto Sirio said after speaking with Chiara Rossetti, mayor of Bardonecchia.
He added, “This is certainly good news. However, the damage is very significant, and I have already spoken to Deputy Prime Minister Antonio Tajani, who said that the government is ready to do its part to help deal with the situation.”
Meanwhile, to prevent explosions, the gas supply to the area was cut off, and the city council told residents to expect outages in the water and electricity supplies. The Carabinieri also fortified the town – a popular tourist destination in the summer – so that the vacated homes would not be ransacked.
