Italy is in the grip of frost and snow, seven deaths in 48 hours – Messaggero Veneto

ROME. Does not subside the cold wave exceptional that is hitting the whole of Italy, from north to south, with snow and icy winds. A wave that so far has already made eight victims.

on The morning of 7 January, on the Lungarno of Florence, italy, was found dead of frostbite, a Polish homeless 49-year-old, while it goes back to January 5, the death of another homeless Polish, 65-year-old, inside an abandoned building, in via Antegnati, the southern outskirts of Milan.

Florence, clochard dies alone in the night more cold, And died of cold, two steps from the presidio Asl of the Lungarno santa rosa, the homeless quarantottenne of Polish origin found in the first light of morning under the ancient walls of the city of Florence. The man, who had problems with alcoholism and suffered from epileptic attacks, was a habitué of the area, where throughout the year there are the homeless who seek refuge under canopies and stairs, to spend the night. Investigations are ongoing on the death of the homeless in order to ascertain the dynamics of decessoVIDEO ANDREA LATTANZI

there Are a total of eight deaths because of the cold, the last in order of time a pensioner of 81 years, Nando Molteni, Capriano (Monza), whose body was found near the river Bevera in Briosco, not far from his house. The man, who suffers from Alzheimer’s, had disappeared from the house wearing only a sweater and slippers. He probably lost orientation, and with the coming of the dark, failed to return. As reported by rescuers, he died of hypothermia.

By Sunday, January 8, the situation should improve, even if – according to the forecast – the cold should make it to master even the next week.

Snow in Salento, the rare spectacle of the coast white The snow splits in two, the Puglia, but, besides the inconvenience to the movement, offers beautiful views of unusual and fascinating. As in Salento, where snow along the coast: in the video posted on Facebook by Giuseppe Tarantino is the marina of Santa Caterina, painted by the snowfall. The marina of Nardò, she woke up under an abundant precipitation, as a large part of the province of Lecce

The last alert issued by the civil Protection foresaw “gusts of strong gale” on the regions Abruzzo, Molise, Campania, Basilicata, Puglia, Calabria and Sicily, and storm surges along the coasts of the display: in many of these areas is snowed in an abundant – this is the case, among others, some of the centres affected by the earthquake – while the wind makes the temperatures four or five degrees lower than the real ones. In the night the mercury fell to record levels in many cities: less than eleven in Bolzano, less than 9 Power and Campobasso, minus-8 in Verona, less than 7 in Bologna, Turin and Venice, less than 6 in Aosta, Milan and L’aquila, less than 4 in Trieste, less than 3 in Bari, Firenze, Perugia, Pescara, Rome and Naples.

Alberobello under the snow: japanese tourists make a party among the trulli An enchanting scenario. And what they discovered residents and tourists of Alberobello. The snow has covered the trulli, the symbol of the town of bari Unesco world heritage site. A few inches of white blanket, as in the rest of Puglia, are laid on the roofs of buildings that are typical cone-shaped, giving a unique spectacle. And appreciated by a group of japanese tourists

And while it continues to snow intensely on different regions of italy, Traffic Italy, recommends that you “start your journey in the areas concerned only if strictly necessary and to have fitted winter tyres or have snow chains to be mounted readily on the tyres in case of need”.

Snow on the Puglia, Altamura is isolated. The mayor: “the situation is critical” The wave of bad weather that has hit Puglia has isolated Altamura: the city is not reachable in any way. In the video posted on Facebook by the mayor Giacinto Strong you can see the rescue operations: “The situation is really critical, but we’re doing everything we can”. For the whole night and were not provided relief, people remained locked on the provincial roads are no longer passable

Declared a “code red” for the A14 in the section between Valvibrata and Termoli, with accumulation of heavy transportation between Loreto and Civitanova Marche, and in the stretch between Trani and Taranto, to the A25 motorway in the stretch between Sulmona and connection to the A14. In Sicily, the A18 is closed in the stretch between Acireale and Giarre, to an accident at km 61 in the direction of Messina, with the diversion of the traffic along the ss 114. Snow and ice in Sicily, where some of the centers remained isolated, and the schools are closed. Diverted or cancelled several flights to and from Palermo and Catania. Roads and phones in the tilt in Enna, where the mayor of Troina has asked for the extraordinary intervention of the army. Register inconvenience in Irpinia, with blackout and isolated roads, and it continues to snow in Puglia, where they are snapped relief for buses and cars blocked between Altamura and Matera. Countries without electricity and running water and dozens of roads blocked, even in Molise. Calabria also in the grip of frost, with snow up to the coast, temperatures well below zero, with peaks of up to minus 15 degrees in the Sila, and the wind is strong. The Abruzzo submerged by the snow: Monday schools closed in Pescara, and postponed to a date to be allocated for the football game Pescara-Fiorentina.

The Pope: drive for the homeless. In Rome, the dormitories are open 24 hours, to be able to stay warm in the daytime, and, to the homeless who do not want to move from where they are held for usually, the gift of sleeping bags special, heat resistant up to 20 degrees below zero. Are the initiatives of the office of papal charities for the homeless in Rome, by the will of pope Francis, these days and nights of bitter cold.