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Overnight Storms Batter Northern Italy, Flooding Lombardy and Halting Milano–Lecco Train Near Sinkhole

Firefighters report 280 operations across several regions, highlighting the strain on emergency services during renewed volatile downpours.

Overview

  • Intense thunderstorms before dawn overwhelmed drainage in the Bergamo area, with measured bursts reaching up to roughly 200 mm in parts of the province.
  • Flooding closed multiple underpasses, including a two-hour shutdown in Dalmine, while a ladder was used to help Verdellino commuters reach the station platform.
  • On the Milano–Lecco line, a train was stopped near Bulciago after rain eroded the rail embankment, suspending service as crews secured the area.
  • On Elba, a landslide in the Forno area temporarily isolated about 200 residents, as Tuscany’s civil protection reported additional downpours and local stream overflows.
  • In the Comasco, 26 people were evacuated in Blevio and Torno and the Statale Lariana was blocked by mud and debris, as Lombardy issued a yellow alert and local officials pressed for faster structural flood-mitigation works.