Some people remain blocked. The accident has been called “one of the greatest tragedies in modern Italian history.”
A turbine at a hydroelectric power station exploded in northern Italy. At least four people died as a result of the incident. The explosion occurred on the lower floor of the hydroelectric power station, below the water level of Lake Suviana, the BBC reported on the evening of Wednesday, April 10.
It is learned that many people remain trapped at the site of the accident, where flooding has started in the area. Rescuers are working in the area, diving to find survivors.
The company that owns the station said there were no signs of damage to the dam. However, energy production has stopped for now. The investigation team will determine the cause of the explosion and fire after the workers search is completed and the area is safe again.
The mayor of Bologna, 70 km from where the hydroelectric power plant is located, Matteo Lepore called the incident “one of the greatest tragedies in modern Italian history.” Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Maloney thanked the emergency services for their work in a post on social media and admitted she was following news of the explosion “with fear.”
Let’s remember that at the end of March the Russians attacked the Kanevskaya and Dniester hydroelectric power stations. As President Vladimir Zelensky said, the terrorist country wants to repeat the environmental disaster in the Kherson region. The aggressors reportedly attacked the Dniester hydroelectric station with missiles, but were shot down.
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Source: korrespondent
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