Firefighters rescued people from vehicles submerged in flooded roads around Malpensa Airport, northern Italy, 16 September 2021.
A storm during the evening of 16 September brought heavy rainfall to parts of central and northern Italy. Malpensa Airport, located in the Province of Varese in the Lombardy Region, recorded as much as 87 mm in under 2 hours according to local media.
The airport closed for around 2 hours during the storm. Roads, underpasses and some buildings at the airport flooded. Some flooding was also reported in Milan, mostly in the south of the city.
The Italian Fire Service Vigili del Fuoco was called to the airport at 19:00. Teams using inflatable boats rescued at least 10 people from vehicles trapped in the flooded underpasses adjacent to the airport. Several vehicles were left almost completely submerged and firefighters carried out checks to ensure all vehicles were empty. At least 20 people were evacuated after the cargo area of the airport flooded. No injuries or fatalities were reported.
Social Media
#Maltempo #Varese, nella clip le operazioni di soccorso effettuate dai #vigilidelfuoco fluviali a bordo di un gommone per evacuare trenta persone bloccate nelle proprie auto dall’acqua, nella zona cargo dello scalo dell’aeroporto #Malpensa #16settembre pic.twitter.com/lYq4asEoFX
— Vigili del Fuoco (@emergenzavvf) September 16, 2021
E poi qualcuno non crede all’esistenza di Noè?!
Onore agli uomini delle forze dell’ordine e in particolare @emergenzavvf veri angeli#milano #malpensa #allagamento #vvff #emergenza @Emergenza24 @SkyTG24 @RaiNews @MediasetTgcom24 @milano_today @Corriere @varesenews pic.twitter.com/pUCKLaPnDD— Aeroporti Lombardi (@aptlombardi) September 16, 2021
la strada che conduce alla stazione di #Malpensa T1 e Sheraton sommersa dall’acqua pic.twitter.com/AgvriphJKr
— Aeroporti Lombardi (@aptlombardi) September 16, 2021
