Evacuations in Piemonte due to landslide, avalanche risk

(ANSA) - ROME, MAR 4 - Over 70 people were evacuated from their homes in Venaus in Piemonte's Val de Susa on Monday as a precautionary measure due to the danger of avalanches.
    Around 30 people were receiving assistance from the municipal authorities and civil protections volunteers at a local multipurpose centre.
    In San Raffaele Cimena, part of the Turin metropolitan city area, 20 people living in two separate hamlets were cut off due to a landslide.
    Usseglio was also isolated due to a landslide on provincial road 23 leading to Lemie.
    On Monday the avalanche risk was at level 4 - High on the danger scale throughout the Piemonte Alps. (ANSA).