An extensive sludge of sludge on the Mountain Polog in Tolminska
Today, the police were informed that a large avalanche was triggered on the mountain in Tolmin, named Srednje.
Immediately after receiving notice Police officers of the Tolmin Police Station in the mentioned area, among other things, carried out activities in order to determine a possible danger to people’s lives and the presence of people in nearby facilities.
It was found at the scene that an avalanche in the length of about 200 meters and 70 meters in width was triggered, and the area is uninhabited.
The case is also informed by the Municipal Civil Protection Headquarters of the Municipality of Tolmin, which will continue to implement measures within its responsibility. This area will also be viewed by the expert of the geology, who will evaluate the situation and the situation at the aforementioned landslide.
Northern Italy was covered by storms, also problems in Switzer
Big problems in the nearby Italy
Northern Italy was covered by severe storms that claimed at least one life. Due to heavy rainfall, the rivers have crossed the banks in some places, many roads have been closed, and there are rail interconnections. The lands of Piedmont, Lombardi and Friuli – the Julian landscape are mainly affected. Weather problems are also reported from Switzerland and France.
Piedmont with the capital of Turin is particularly affected, where the water level of the Pad River rose significantly. Several areas near the river are closed, as well as numerous roads. In some municipalities, residents have been urged not to leave their homes. The deaths are reported from the vicinity of Turin. Authorities have found a corpse of a 92-year-old man in a flooded house.
Authorities have published a red warning in more than a hundred municipalities due to strong wind gusts, floods and landslides. A few houses were evacuated in the mountain village of Giaveno in Piedmont due to landslides, Italian media reported.
Due to landslides, they closed several roads and railway lines, which caused considerable traffic problems. Among other things, rail traffic is interrupted on an important link between Italy and Switzerland.