Overview

• Fire brigades reported more than 1,300 interventions within about 24 hours across Lombardy, Veneto, Piedmont and Tuscany.
• A tornado between Verderio and Suisio in Lombardy uprooted trees and tore roofs, while hail up to 6–8 centimeters in Piedmont wrecked cars, rooftops and fields.
• Landslides and mudflows forced evacuations in towns such as Baveno and Varzo, and closures hit key routes including stretches around Lake Garda and the Stelvio road.
• Milan–Malpensa airport’s Terminal 1 saw water pour through the ceiling with areas cordoned off, and civil protection reported over 1,000 power outages in northern Piedmont.
• Italy’s civil‑protection agency kept orange and yellow alerts in effect for multiple regions as emergency and cleanup operations continued into the weekend with easing expected on Sunday.