Mornese and the Ovadese destination risk · checked against official sources 11 August 2026 at 09:47 UK time
Mornese and the Ovadese Wildfire Risk: Should I Travel?
The pinewood above Mornese has been burning for a week and a half. It spread again on 9 August towards the Lavagnina lakes, one farmhouse at Bosio has been evacuated, and on 10 August the smoke was thick enough to be smelled in western Genoa.
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What is still disrupted in Mornese and the Ovadese
Checked against Alessandria24, 10 August 2026 on 2026-08-11. Conditions change daily during and after a fire, and the source below is the authority.
- Check locally: The pinewood above Mornese was still burning on 10 August, with hot spots in several places. Brucia ancora, still burning, is Alessandria24's wording on 10 August. No regional stage has been published. Mornese's own administration described the situation on the evening of 9 August as truly difficult, over an area still too large and too rough to reach. (as of 2026-08-10)
- Still closed: One farmhouse evacuated in the comune of Bosio. Radiogold reported on 9 August that a single cascina at Bosio had been cleared. Families in the exposed zones at Mornese were alerted and told to pay close attention, but no home in the village was described as in immediate danger. (as of 2026-08-09)
- Advice in force: Heavy smoke over Campo Ligure, Rossiglione, Voltri and western Genoa on 10 August. Genova24 described a dense canopy of smoke over Campo Ligure and Rossiglione on the morning of 10 August, with the smell of burnt wood carrying into western Genoa. High pressure and a weak northerly breeze were holding it down. (as of 2026-08-10)
- Advice in force: Canadair drops used partly to keep the fire off the aqueduct filter tanks. Radiogold reported on 9 August that the aircraft were working the most dangerous edges in part to stop the flames reaching the filter tanks of the local water supply. No interruption to supply has been reported. (as of 2026-08-09)
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One farmhouse is evacuated, at Bosio
Radiogold reported on 9 August that a single cascina in the comune of Bosio had been cleared. Mornese's administration said no home in the village was in immediate danger.Via San Carlo at Mornese was closed for the crews
Giornale7 reported on 5 August that the families evacuated from via San Carlo went home at around eleven that night and that the road stayed shut so responders could work.The smoke reaches much further than the fire
Genova24 reported dense smoke over Campo Ligure and Rossiglione on the morning of 10 August and the smell of burning as far as Voltri and western Genoa.It has reignited once already
Reported beaten on the evening of 5 August, and spreading into the Pantalè and towards the rio Roverno by 9 August.Nearby alternatives to compare
- The A26 motorway between Genoa and Alessandria is not reported closed. The fire is in the hills to the west of it.
- The walking ground around the Lavagnina lakes is the active fire area. Use the coast or the Val Borbera side instead.
- Ovada and Novi Ligure are not reported affected beyond smoke on the wrong wind.
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