Severe weather Ticino crisis team again prepares evacuations in the Maggia Valley
Due to the possibility of severe thunderstorms on Friday, the Ticino crisis management team has once again defined evacuation zones for the upper Maggia and Bavona valleys, which have already been hit by storms. The morphology of the region has been "profoundly changed" by the storms.
11.07.2024, 18:12
SDA
According to information from the Ticino emergency services, the evacuation zones include the entire village of Fontana in the Bavona Valley as well as those houses in the village of Roseto that are located near the Bavona River.
In the upper Maggia Valley, parts of the villages of Prato Sornico, Peccia, Broglio, Piano di Peccia and the village of Bola-Croisa near Mogno (Ri di Röd) have been defined as evacuation zones.
According to the communiqué, no closures are planned for car traffic in the upper Maggia Valley. However, depending on how the situation develops, selective or total restrictions are conceivable across the entire affected area.
"Consequences of rain difficult to assess"
The precautionary measures have been taken due to the severe weather expected on Friday and the current "hydrogeological instability".
The current hydrogeological conditions, the current water flow near residential buildings and the morphology of the area, which has changed profoundly, require particular caution, according to the Ticino emergency staff.
It is difficult to predict the "reaction" of the river catchment areas even to rainfall with a lower intensity than on the night of June 29-30.
