Bad weather emergency: the military increase in the province of Treviso

13/02/14

At the request of the Treviso prefect, other teams of army specialists joined the military already working since the afternoon of February 11 in the province of Treviso to support the local population that continues to have serious difficulties following the strong wave of bad weather .

Men and women, belonging to the 3rd Engineers Regiment of Udine, arrived in the early afternoon in the municipality of Cimadolo (TV) and with the water pumps they are proceeding to suck the water from the rooms flooded by the recent abundant rainfall. The soldiers of the 8th Parachute Engineers Regiment of Legnago (VR), on the other hand, continue to operate in the municipality of Mareno (TV), where, thanks to the use of special vehicles supplied to the armed force, they are freeing flooded houses from the water and supplying electricity to homes that have remained in the dark.

 

Source: General Office of the Army Chief of Staff - Public Information and Communication Office - Sz. PI