Even the south of Sardinia and Liguria are underwater, and no, it is not “bad weather”

No, this time too it’s not “bad weather”. In the night a violent storm it hit the south of Sardinia, overwhelming roads and homes, causing damage and, unfortunately, also missing people, just as in Liguria the Rio Lissolo flooded and in Varazze there was a risk of another tragedy due to a landslide. Climate change and questionable land management to say the least they are destroying entire areas of our country, from North to South.

In the south of Sardinia

In about six hours they fell 250 millimeters of rainwith flooded torrents and rivers that swept away streets and the ground floors of some homes. Over two hundred interventions by the Fire Brigade teams throughout central-southern Sardinia, and we are looking for a missing person in the Nuxis countryside.

Yesterday 26 October, starting late in the evening, rain and wind in the provinces of Cagliari and Oristano, with around a hundred interventions to help motorists in difficulty, remove road obstacles and drain flooded homes.

This morning the firefighters were also at work in the municipalities of Villasor, Pabillonis, Vallermosa, Teulada, Decimoputzu, Siliqua and Villaspeciosa.

In Liguria

Dozens of interventions were carried out in Genoa and Savona, where throughout the night divers and aquatic rescuers were engaged in the search for a man missing in Arenzano (GE), after the flooding of the Rio Lissolo. And other teams are in Varazze due to a landslide on SS1.

No, it’s not “bad weather”

Other tragedies such as those in Emilia-Romagna and Sicily in recent days.

No, it’s not “bad weather”. Episodes of extreme climatic events are multiplying in our country, where it increasingly seems like we live in a tropical country. And the hand of man does not even end with emissions and all climate-altering activities: governments and local administrations continue to authorize deforestation and land use.

The ISPRA Report on land consumption for 2023 shows a dramatic situation to say the least: we continue to erode and destroy what little remains. The hydrogeological instability progresses, and in fact the consequences are there for all to see, even in these hours.

Natural surfaces are also precious for ensuring theadaptation to ongoing climate changes. And if these are largely our fault, the consumption and degradation of the land is entirely our fault. In 2021 we have lost an average of 19 hectares per dayeven if in a pandemic.

There is little to hope for in the future if the trend is not reversed.

Source: Fire Brigade/X