Paddock evacuated due to risk of flooding at F1 Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix
The news was reported by CanalPlus, the French TV broadcasters, who wer🐎e arriving at Imola on T𒉰uesday.
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 certaines zꦡones 🤪en sont évidemment la raison principale.
Subida del rio al lado del circuito de Imola de sábado a hoy.
— Albert Fabrega (@AlbertFabrega)
The increa﷽se of level 🌊of the river next to the circuit from saturday to today.
— Laurent Dupin (@LaurentDupin_f1)
Ahor😼a mismo se está evacuando el personal del circuito por peligro 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 at risk as well.
— Michele Salmi (@michele_salmi)
Heavy rain is forecast for the remainder of Tuesda🍰y and Wednesday.
F1 had previously suggested they had no concerns about the even🃏ts 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 weeks. AlphaTauri's HQ at Faenza has been affecte🦹d too.
Two people died and hundreds were evacuated from the ♒region in Italy over the past few weeks.
There is potential for 100mm of rainfall on Wednesday alꦓone.
James was a sports journalist at Sky Sports for a decade covering everything from American sp𝓀orts,🌌 to football, to F1.
