Flooding In Italy Prompts Evacuations
Some 60 families were evacuated on Sunday in the Emilia-Romagna region of central Italy which was hit by severe floods, as heavy rain and snowfall caused havoc primarily in the country’s north.
The heavy rain caused landslides in several parts of the country, while avalanche alerts were issued as a result of heavy snowfalls.
In the area of Modena, in the Emilia-Romagna region, firefighters helped families to safety after the Panaro River burst its banks following heavy rain, forcing the closure of roads and railways.
For the past 48 hours firefighters have been working in the Centre-North in rescue operations in Veneto, Friuli Venezia Giulia, Emilia-Romagna, Piedmont, Lombardy and Tuscany regions. Over 2,200 interventions have been carried out.
In the area of Belluno, in Veneto, the road system was under severe pressure due to rain, snowfall and consequent landslides, with the president of the region, Luca Zaia, calling on all citizens to avoid heading towards the area because of the risk of landslides and avalanches caused by bad weather.
A small bridge over a stream in Gosaldo collapsed, causing a fire brigade vehicle to crash onto the riverbed. The vehicle was empty as the three occupants had already sought safety elsewhere.
For safety reasons, the Brenner railway line was closed between Bolzano and the Italy-Austria border and since Saturday evening the Brenner motorway has also been closed, with Austria currently not accessible from the Italian side.
In various areas of the Dolomites the avalanche risk is very high (grade 5 of 5) and in the most affected regions 80 to 140 cm (31 to 55 inches) of snow have fallen, with strong winds making the situation even more difficult.
Courtesy of republicworld.com
MAGNITUDE 5.4 CATANDUANES, PHILIPPINES
Depth: 79 km
Distances: 75 km E of Legaspi, Philippines / pop: 179,000 / local time: 22:37:24.2 2020-12-07
34 km ENE of Gubat, Philippines / pop: 13,900 / local time: 22:37:24.2 2020-12-07
MAGNITUDE 4.2 NEAR EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
Depth: 64 km
Distances: 20 km SE of Tsukuba, Japan / pop: 175,000 / local time: 19:27:42.9 2020-12-07
16 km NE of Ushiku, Japan / pop: 80,000 / local time: 19:27:42.9 2020-12-07
MAGNITUDE 3.3 NORTHERN ITALY
Distances: 64 km SSW of Reggio nell’Emilia, Italy / pop: 133,000 / local time: 05:55:13.3 2020-12-07
11 km W of San Romano in Garfagnana, Italy / pop: 1,400 / local time: 05:55:13.3 2020-12-07
MAGNITUDE 4.3 TURKMENISTAN
Depth: 10 km
Distances: 336 km N of Gonbad-e Kāvūs, Iran / pop: 131,000 / local time: 08:17:10.8 2020-12-07
111 km NNE of Balkanabat, Turkmenistan / pop: 87,800 / local time: 09:47:10.8 2020-12-07
‘Mysterious’ disease alarm: Some 300 hospitalized, 1 dead in India as medics fail to identify cause of patients’ suffering
At least one person has died and hundreds more have been hospitalized due to an unknown illness that has emerged in Eluru, India. Medical authorities are scrambling to identify what is causing the health problems.
Residents of the city, which is located in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, have been rushed to hospital after suffering from dizziness, headaches, vomiting, and epilepsy-like symptoms. Around 300 people have been treated for the unexplained illness in total, with more than 140 patients being discharged after receiving medical care, according to NDTV, citing health officials.
Most people seem to recover from the bizarre sickness, but one patient, a 45-year-old man, died after being admitted to the hospital with symptoms of nausea and epilepsy.
Authorities are still trying to determine the cause of the unexplained illness. CT scans have not revealed anything unusual in the patients, and cerebral spinal fluid tests also came back normal. The afflicted individuals have all tested negative for Covid-19. Blood, water, and food samples have been collected and sent to a forensics laboratory, local media reported, and health officials are awaiting the results of screenings carried out to detect E. coli bacteria.
A special team of doctors has been dispatched to the city as officials conduct a house-to-house survey in an attempt to identify potential patients, as well as find clues that could reveal the source of the illness.
According to media reports, some of the patients said they had experienced convulsions and lost consciousness after drinking tap water. Water contamination was identified as the culprit behind the string of hospitalizations, but officials have insisted that there is no evidence there is anything wrong with the city’s supply.
Courtesy of rt.com
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