Operation Vallum Secundum

(To Army Majority State)
19/09/16

The blasters of the 2 ° regiment of genius alpine guastatories of Trento of the Italian Army and the divers of the Navy belonging to the SDAI nucleus of the underwater group and "Teseo Tesei" raiders of La Spezia, have neutralized the two plane bombs from 500 pounds each, found on the embankment and in the riverbed of the river Brenta, in the territory of the municipalities of Curtarolo and Campo San Martino, in the province of Padua.

La Vallum Secundum, complex operation planned in detail, for the safety of citizens and operators themselves, and with particular attention to the environmental impact, has seen its difficulty increase due to unfavorable weather conditions, overcome only through the direct approach.

The operation began at 06.00 with the evacuation of citizenship from areas at risk. The phases of approach to the first bomb were followed, which, once the primers were removed, was safely transported to a suitable quarry to be definitively destroyed. Subsequently, the divers from the SDAI (Insidious Preventive Defense Service) brought out and seconded the second bomb, in favor of the Army blasters, who proceeded to remove the triggering organs. In this way, shortly after the 1300, with the movement of the second bomb body to the blasting site, the area is safe again. The conclusion of the operations was officially declared at 16: 06.

Besides 2.000 the evicted citizens, residing in the red zone (including a radius of 900 meters) while 6.000 were the citizens bound to stay in their homes, in the yellow zone (between 900 and 1950 meters). Interested also about 8.000 passengers of the international and national flights of the Treviso airport traffic that, thanks to the constant coordination with the Air Force radar room and the ENAC, have nevertheless managed to complete their routes.

The prefecture of Padua has coordinated the activities of civil protection, law enforcement, firefighters, the Italian Red Cross and the 118, under the supervision of the northern interregional defense forces of the Army of Padua, which manages all the regiments of genius of northern Italy, if necessary, even in an inter-force context, as witnessed by the today's double intervention that saw the contribution of specialized structures of the Navy.

At the three municipal centers, set up to give shelter to the evacuated population, the armed force info-points were prepared, dedicated to illustrating the dual valence of the departments of the genius, related to rescue activities, conducted during public calamities. , and of complex operations for the neutralization of war residual devices.