(ANSA) – GENOA, 18 AUG – During the yellow weather alert in progress in Liguria the gusts of wind on the coast of La Spezia exceeded 140 kilometers per hour while in Giacopiane in the hinterland of Chiavari they reached 127 kilometers Now. This was explained by the Regional Councilor for Civil Protection Giacomo Giampedrone and the Deputy Director of the Environment Department of Civil Protection Elisabetta Trovatore at the Ligurian Civil Protection headquarters.
“The intensity of the rains was strong but not persistent – said Trovatore -. In the Panesi area in the Municipality of Cogorno in Genoa we recorded the maximum of 20 mm of rain in 5 minutes, which is quite a lot. The maximum reached in the arc of the hour in Liguria was 36 millimeters. The average wind in the coast of La Spezia was 50 kilometers per hour but with gusts that exceeded 140 kilometers per hour. The same in Framura with gusts of 125 kilometers per hour. ‘hour – he concluded -. In Giacopiane the average wind was 100 kilometers per hour and the gusts reached 127 kilometers per hour “. (HANDLE).
Source: Ansa
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