On Thursday 15 September 2022, from 5 pm to 9 pm in the town of Cantiano (PU), the Cnr-Irpi monitoring systems record the cumulative rainfall of 265mm. From the village in the Apennines, the mass of water generated swells rivers and streams. The result is a catastrophic event similar to the one of 2014. There are expected 11 victims and 1 missing person. Who talks about the tragedy announced due to the banks of the Misa river not built for good and in time, who of the lack of alert in red code. Unfortunately, this event will be classified as a V-shaped, self-healing storm, as the storm cloud gains energy from humidity and heat in the atmosphere. 

In addition to the already known problem of hydrogeological instability, researchers and scientists will join the unanimous chorus of climate change, that amount of energy found by the storm is due to the hot and dry months of summer that brought the sea temperature to 4-5 degrees above average. The Val Mivola crossed by the wall of water, mud and debris will recall one of the most intense storms of the last ten years in Italy. The social and economic fabric has suffered enormous damage, citizenship is strongly tested and for the Marche region it is yet another hard blow after the 2016 earthquake; life will begin to flow again but underestimating the phenomenon and the frequency with which it is repeated would be foolish, for the Marche and for the Italians themselves.

The photos document, in particular, the town of Pianello di Ostra and Casine passing through the provincial road that arrives in Senigallia, a coastal city rich in history and refined beauty.