Overview

• A man in his 50s died after being swept away by floodwaters and his body was recovered about 400 meters from his van in the Rio Merdovine.
• Fire brigades deployed ten teams, including the ‘Drago’ helicopter, to evacuate ten residents from an apartment and rescue four motorists stranded by rising waters.
• Roughly 150 children from local mountain summer camps were relocated to the Bardonecchia sports hall as a precautionary measure.
• Landslides have blocked the Colle della Maddalena pass, and the regional road to Cogne remains closed pending geological safety inspections.
• Severe thunderstorms and record heat on June 30 caused the Rio Frejus to overflow, highlighting the valley’s growing susceptibility to extreme Alpine weather events.