A wave of bad weather is sweeping Northern Italy, resulting in flooded roads, uprooted trees and serious traffic problems on the road network.

In Milan, after a night of heavy storms, another storm hit the city on Monday morning, causing even more problems. In the city, where many parts of it were flooded, there were traffic problems and delays in urban transport.

The Fire Department responded to about forty calls, mostly due to flooding, trees and branches uprooted by the force of the wind. At the same time, the authorities are monitoring the water level of the Seveso River.

A violent storm raged for hours and over Liguria at night. Lightning, thunder and lightning, especially in La Spezia, scared residents with dozens of videos circulating on social networks.

In particular, there was widespread flooding in Genoa where a strong storm hit the city, and an orange storm alert had been issued. About 80mm of rain fell in one hour, flooding underpasses and roads while the temperature dropped 4 degrees in two hours.

The heaviest rains occurred between central and eastern Liguria. In the city of Genoa the neighborhoods most affected were the historic center and the hills, from Castelletto to Lagaccio. The road underpass in via Milano was closed due to flooding and Genoa’s Piazza Principe train station was also flooded.

At the same time, rail links between Italy and France were disrupted due to a landslide in Haute-Savoie. Traffic will not return to normal until at least next Thursday.

The bad weather also hit Piedmont with mud-filled roads, including in the Cuneo and Chivasse regions. Snow has arrived in Sestriere and the temperature has dropped to 2 degrees Celsius.

Meanwhile, Cyclone Poppea will hit Italy tomorrow and heavy or very heavy rain is expected in the north, especially in Lombardy and the northeast. Heavy rain and storms are expected in Lazio, bad weather also in Tuscany, Umbria, Campania and Tyrrhenian Calabria as well as in the central-south. Snowfall in the Alps above 2000 meters.

A town was evacuated in the Brescia region and 70 tourists were forced to leave a hotel in Cortina d’Ampezzo due to a landslide while strong winds battered Varese.

Within hours, the storm that hit the north of the country, from Lombardy to Liguria, caused chaos with hundreds of calls for help as many returned to the city from the motorway.