VIDEO | Flash flood in Valsamoggia, schools closed today. Three months’ worth of rain fell in three hours

A violent water bomb hit the municipalities of Valsamoggia yesterday: in three hours the rain that usually falls in three months fell

BOLOGNA – It was a flash flood that hit the Valsamoggia area between Modena and Bologna yesterday between 5pm and 8pm. An impressive bomb of water, in three hours a quantity of water fell equal to that which usually falls in three months: over 180 interventions were made by the firefighters. Almost 100 millimeters of rain fell and the streets turned into rivers.

There are impressive videos online. Today all schools in Valsamoggia are closed. The municipalities most affected were Savigno, Monteveglio and Bazzano. In particular for Valsamoggia, yesterday’s water bomb brought back bad memories, given that exactly one year ago the area was hit by floods. landslides and landslides.