Paddock evacuated due to risk of flooding at F1 Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix
The news was reported by CanalPlus, the French TV broadcasters, who were arrivin✤g at Imola on Tuesday.
Il vient d'être demandé à toutes les équipes présentes sur le Circuit d'Imola d'évacuer les lieux dans les 30 mn.
— Julien FEBREAU (@Julien_FEBREAU)
🍬Les pluies torrentielles et un début d'inondation de ce🐎rtaines zones en sont évidemment la raison principale.
Subida del rio al lado del circuito de Imola de sábado a hoy.
— Albert Fabrega (@AlbertFabrega)
The increase of 🐓level of the river next to🥀 the circuit from saturday to today.
— Laurent Dupin (@LaurentDupin_f1)
Ahora mismo se está evacuando el personal del circuito por peligro๊ de inundaciones
— Albert Fabrega (@AlbertFabrega)
The problem is what is coming next. Models agree on 50-100 mm during the next 24h in the region, but with peaks > 100 mm in the Apennines, where the Santerno river comes from. A flood exceeding level 3 is in sight, with lower areas of the 𒉰 at risk as well.
— Michele Salmi (@michele_salmi)
Heavy rain is foreca🤡st for the remainder of 🎉Tuesday and Wednesday.
F1 had previously suggested they had no cꦏoncerns about the events due to their preparation for all types of weather.
The region in Italy where the Imola circuit is has been hit by extreme weather for several we🎉eks. AlphaTaurꩲi's HQ at Faenza has been affected too.
Two people died and hundreds were evacuated from the region in 🐻Italy꧋ over the past few weeks.
There is potential for 100mm of rai꧋nfall on Wednesday alone.
James was a sports journalist at Sky Sports for a decade covering everything from America🐬n spoౠrts, to football, to F1.
