The Civil Protection of the Campania Region ha A yellow weather warning has been issuedvalid from 3pm today, Sunday 4 Januaryuntil 3pm tomorrow, Monday 5 Januaryper rains and thunderstorms on different areas of the region.
The alert concerns three main areas:
- Zone 1 – Campania plain, Naples, Islands and Vesuvian area;
- Zone 2 – Alto Volturno and Matese;
- Zone 3 – Sorrento-Amalfi Peninsula, Sarno Mountains and Picentini Mountains.
According to forecasts, they are expected scattered rainfall in the form of downpours or thunderstormswhich in some areas may result locally intensewith risk connected above all to localized hydrogeological instability.
What can happen and recommended precautions
The yellow weather alert indicates the possibility of phenomena which, although not extremely violent, can cause inconvenience in the area. Among the expected effects are:
- flooding of roads and underpasses;
- rise in watercourse levels;
- rockfall and landslides in hilly or mountainous areas subject to fragile soils. goldwebtv.it
The regional Civil Protection invited the local authorities to activate the Municipal Operations Centers (COC) and to adopt all necessary measures to prevent and mitigate the possible effects of bad weather. It is also recommended to the population of pay attention to the official press releases of the regional Operations Room and avoid travel to the most exposed areas during the strongest phenomena.
Advice for citizens
In the presence of thunderstorms and heavy rain it is always useful to follow some simple precautions:
- avoid crossing flooded roads;
- keep up to date with weather forecasts and warnings from the competent authorities;
- report any risk situations to the police or emergency services.
The yellow alert does not mean maximum emergency, but However, caution is requiredespecially in areas already subject to instability phenomena or with vulnerable infrastructures.
