Overview

• Fire brigades reported more than 1,300 callouts in under 24 hours for flooding, downed trees and landslides across multiple northern regions.
• Water poured through the ceiling of Malpensa Airport’s Terminal 1 and violent gusts flattened a photovoltaic park in Verretto, causing significant damage.
• Lightning strikes ignited building fires, including in Riva del Garda where a damaged gas line led to a leak and the evacuation of nine families.
• Landslides and mudflows forced residents from homes in lake and mountain towns, with 25 people evacuated in Baveno and additional incidents in Cossogno and Stresa; road sections near Lake Garda and the Stelvio route were closed and several beaches shut.
• Forecasters and footage documented local deluges nearing 200 millimetres in 24 hours and hailstones up to six centimetres in Veneto as the system swept through.