Paddock evacuated due to risk of flooding at F1 Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix
The news was reporte♏d by CanalPlus, the French TV broadcasters, who were arri🌄ving 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 certainཧe𓆏s 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 cir💞cuit from saturday to today.
— Laurent Dupin (@LaurentDupin_f1)
Ahora mismo se está evacuando el personal del circuito por peligro de inund꧑aciones
— 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 at risk as well.
— Michele Salmi (@michele_salmi)
Heavy ra𒉰in is forecast for the remainder of Tuesday and Wednesday.
F1 had previꦜously suggested they had no concerns about the events due to their preparation for all types of wജeather.
The region in Italy where the🌼 Imola circuit is has been hit by extreme weather for several weeks. AlphaTauri's HQ at Faenza has been affected too.
Two people diꦗed and hundreds were evacuated from the region in Italy o﷽ver the past few weeks.
There is potential for 100mm of r𝓀ainfall on Wednesday a💃lone.
James was a sports journalist at Sky Sports for a decade covering everything🐻 from American sports, to football, to F1.
