Photo: Davide Toffanin Servizio Videocomunicazione for the Comune di Venezia |
Tornado in Venice - Eyewitness Report - Cat, You're Not in Kansas Anymore
The tornado cut a swath of destruction through the trees at Sant' Elena, which is past Giardini where La Biennale takes place. A tree fell on the wall of the stadium. Today, clean up had already been started.
Photo: Davide Toffanin Servizio Videocomunicazione for the Comune di Venezia |
Photo: Davide Toffanin Servizio Videocomunicazione for the Comune di Venezia |
Photo: Davide Toffanin Servizio Videocomunicazione for the Comune di Venezia |
Photo: Davide Toffanin Servizio Videocomunicazione for the Comune di Venezia |
Today, June 13, OurAmazingPlanet has an interesting story by Andrea Mustain:
Videos Show Rare Tornado Striking Venice
...The tornado, or "tromba d'aria" (trumpet of the air) in Italian, ripped roofs from houses, uprooted trees, largely destroyed at least one park, and left dozens of boats piled in a jumble as though lifted by an invisible hand, according to local media reports. ...Here's another story about the damage from a June 13th story in The Telegraph by Nick Squires (Even though the caption on the original photo says there are gondolos in that boat pile-up, I don't see any.):
Venice assesses damage after tornado strike
Photo: EPA/ANDREA MEROLA |
This is the dramatic moment a powerful tornado ripped across Venice's lagoon, flattening trees, tearing off roofs and devastating a medieval cloister.
...Dozens of boats were overturned and a group of
15 sailing students were trapped inside a boat house after its entrance
was blocked by a fallen tree.
The
tornado swept in from the Adriatic Sea, passing over the long strip of
land known as the Lido, where the Venice Film Festival is held.
Photographs
and amateur video showed the sky turning an ominous dark grey as the
tornado drilled its way across the shallow lagoon. ...
Ciao from Venice,
Cat
Venetian Cat - The Venice Blog
That is the ACTV ticket office down by Sant' Elena, without its roof, blown off by the tornado yesterday. That ticket office is located directly in front of the vaporetto stop where the number 42 motoscofo was docked as we clung the railing while the tornado sweep over us. As you can see, we had to hold on tight
ReplyDeleteSo glad it was no worse. Thank you for following up on the damage.
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