India, monsone causa oltre 40 morti e migliaia di evacuati a Nuova Delhi

Le forti precipitazioni hanno flagellato, in particolare, il nord del Paese. Diverse le vittime e migliaia gli sfollati. A Delhi le scuole sono rimaste chiuse ed è sotto assidua osservazione il fiume Yamuna che ha superato, in anticipo rispetto alle previsioni, il livello di esondazione

epa10739261 A general view of makeshift houses submerged in the low-lying area near the banks of the Yamuna river in New Delhi, India, 11 July 2023. Yamuna river has crossed the danger mark in Delhi and the government has issued warnings over flood-like situations and asked people living on the river bed or living in low-lying areas to evacuate their homes. EPA/RAJAT GUPTA

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Un monsone estivo, particolarmente intenso, sta flagellando l’India nelle ultime ore. Le forti precipitazioni hanno colpito, in particolare, il nord del Paese, coinvolgendo gli stati di New Delhi, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu e Kashmir e Uttarakhand

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epa10739260 Indian people carry their belongings and migrate from the low-lying area near the banks of the Yamuna river in New Delhi, India, 11 July 2023. Yamuna river has crossed the danger mark in Delhi and the government has issued warnings over flood-like situations and asked people living on the river bed or living in low-lying areas to evacuate their homes. EPA/RAJAT GUPTA

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Proprio in queste aree si sono verificati diversi allagamenti, mentre crolli e slavine hanno gravemente danneggiato le infrastrutture. Il bollettino riporta anche diversi morti

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epa10739250 Indian people carry their belongings and migrate from the low-lying area near the banks of the Yamuna river in New Delhi, India, 11 July 2023. Yamuna river has crossed the danger mark in Delhi and the government has issued warnings over flood-like situations and asked people living on the river bed or living in low-lying areas to evacuate their homes. EPA/RAJAT GUPTA

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Sono infatti almeno sette le persone che hanno perso la vita nelle ultime ore, in aggiunta alle 37 vittime già accertate fino alla giornata di ieri

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epa10739247 Indian people carry their belongings and migrate from the low-lying area near the banks of the Yamuna river in New Delhi, India, 11 July 2023. Yamuna river has crossed the danger mark in Delhi and the government has issued warnings over flood-like situations and asked people living on the river bed or living in low-lying areas to evacuate their homes. EPA/RAJAT GUPTA

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Nell’Uttarakhand, l'India Meteorological Department ha lanciato anche diverse allerte "arancio" e "rosse" in diversi distretti, segnalando la possibilità che si presentino criticità per i residenti

epa10739227 An Indian man wades through the flooded water in Yamuna river Delhi, India, 11 July 2023. Thousands of People living in Yamuna low-lying area shifted to safer places as water level increases as Yamuna crosses danger mark and Delhi continues to be on high alert. EPA/HARISH TYAGI

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Il fiume Jummagad, tra l’altro, ha travolto un ponte, crollato sull'autostrada che porta al confine col Tibet. Questo ha comportato l’isolamento completo di almeno dodici villaggi

epa10739103 Indian people take shelter on a roadside after migrating from the low-lying area near the banks of the Yamuna river in New Delhi, India, 11 July 2023. Yamuna river has crossed the danger mark in Delhi and the government has issued warnings over flood-like situations and asked people living on the river bed or living in low-lying areas to evacuate their homes. EPA/RAJAT GUPTA

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A Delhi, invece, le scuole sono rimaste chiuse ed è sotto assidua osservazione il fiume Yamuna, che proprio nelle scorse ore ha superato, in anticipo rispetto alle previsioni, il livello di esondazione dei 206 metri

epa10739228 An Indian woman wades through the flooded water with her cattle in Yamuna river Delhi, India, 11 July 2023. Thousands of People living in Yamuna low-lying area shifted to safer places as water level increases as Yamuna crosses danger mark and Delhi continues to be on high alert. EPA/HARISH TYAGI

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Qui, vista la situazione, le autorità locali hanno deciso di far evacuare alcune migliaia di persone che risiedono proprio lungo il fiume

epa10739258 Indian people take shelter at an under construction bridge after migrating from the low-lying area near the banks of the Yamuna river in New Delhi, India, 11 July 2023. Yamuna river has crossed the danger mark in Delhi and the government has issued warnings over flood-like situations and asked people living on the river bed or living in low-lying areas to evacuate their homes. EPA/RAJAT GUPTA

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Sono stati invasi dalle acque anche diversi tratti delle autostrade nazionali, poi chiusi negli stati del Punjab e dell’Haryana, a nord di Delhi

epa10739110 Indian people carry their belongings and migrate from the low-lying area near the banks of the Yamuna river in New Delhi, India, 11 July 2023. Yamuna river has crossed the danger mark in Delhi and the government has issued warnings over flood-like situations and asked people living on the river bed or living in low-lying areas to evacuate their homes. EPA/RAJAT GUPTA

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In Rajsthan, stato occidentale il cui territorio è per la maggior parte desertico e dove persiste solitamente una forte siccità, sono state segnalate dagli esperti precipitazioni piuttosto intense

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