After the storm – now frost alarm
Posted on April 2, 2010 by storm
The weather improves and, according to experts, the heavy snow that has just whitewashed Bologna does not recur in the coming days. Meteorologists Geophysical Observatory, University of Modena have called the storm that hit the city a blizzard “blizzard”, as Canada’s leading snow and wind. It passed. But the weather alarm no: Mountain remains the avalanche warning, while in town to worry about the temperatures, expected to decline. The risk in the coming hours, is frost.
RECOMMENDATIONS – The City runs for shelter with a Decalogue of recommendations for citizens: “In view of current weather conditions and snowfall in progress and planned for the next day, with a risk of frost, are encouraged to take Bologna some precautions. These include “reducing to a minimum the use of private cars, preferring public transport, do not park under trees or in any manner that could prevent the action of the means snow, control and isolate the gas and water meters located outside buildings to prevent frost damage causes; distribute the salt in the arcades and other relevant competence of individuals. ” Above all, the recommendation is to shovel the snow in front of their home or at your shop. “The riparian, for the safety of persons, must clear the snow and ice from sidewalks and walkways overlooking the entrance of buildings and shops. It also calls – calls for the city – the owners of trees to clear snow from the branches where they protrude on areas of public transit, because of possible damage to property and people below in the event of a fall. ”
HERA – From its part, know the city (also addressing the criticism coming – especially from the Democratic Party – on the snow emergency response), Hera “has enabled all actions necessary to organize on behalf of City, a service of Preventive salting road network. ” In this “combined with the use of more than 173 snow plows that are working mezzi first movement on primary and then on secondary roads.”
FIRE DEPARTMENT – continue to work tirelessly, in the meantime, the Fire Brigade. Since the start of snowfall last night, over a thousand calls were received at headquarters. And action followed an average of 15 per hour, one every four minutes. Firefighters have had to overcome especially by falling trees or branches on the roads, cars and electricity cables. It took the help of the Fire Department for several trucks and lorries, because of snow, slipped and ended up sideways on the track.
