A day and a half of nonstop rain has caused caused flooding in Italy’s populous Emilia-Romagna region, leaving at least two people dead as riverbeds left dry by drought overflowed their banks. The intense rainfall comes as Italy faces a second year of drought, which has depleted its largest river, the Po. The severe rainfall raised the level of Log in. Sign up The floods in the northern Emilia-Romagna region have claimed 13 lives as of Thursday evening. An estimated 20, have been left homeless in a disaster that caused 23 rivers to burst their banks A year-old girl and her mother are believed to have been swept away by flood waters near the town of Senigallia as they tried to flee the area by car. Francesco Acquaroli, the governor of
At least nine killed as heavy floods submerge entire towns in Italy
· 2-min read. Vigili del Fuoco/Reuters. Torrential downpours in northern Italy triggered widespread flooding that has left at least eight people dead and thousands of people displaced, officials said Wednesday. Some of the worst hit areas in the Emilia-Romagna region were drenched by half their average annual rainfall in under two The Italian government declared a state of emergency and allocated an initial 5 million euros ($ million) to help the worst-hit areas. Around 48, people in the region had no electricity, Deputy Prime Minister and Infrastructure Minister Matteo Salvini told a news conference Italy declares a state of emergency in the north as at least 13 people die and others are missing after devastating floods that have left thousands of homes Missing: dan benson Extreme weather has brought avalanches, storms, strong winds and landslides to Italy and France. A year-old boy died after being hit by an avalanche while skiing Missing: dan benson Italy was bracing for the latest round of extreme weather on Wednesday, with heavy rains and the potential for flooding forecasted in large parts of central and northern Italy. Meanwhile, high temperatures were predicted in the south. Italian civil protection officials said that two thunderstorm systems would be moving over the country this
Italy bracing for flood risks in north, heat waves in south
Flooding in Northern Italy has killed at least 11 people and forced thousands more to evacuate their homes less than a year after a historic drought. The reg Missing: twitter · dan benson Textphone: Open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Find out more about call charges. View current flood warnings and alerts for the Benson area, Missing: italy · twitter There has been heavy rain across Italy in recent days but the worst-affected area has been Emilia-Romagna and parts of the central Marche region, where 12 people Missing: dan benson Italy is seen as particularly exposed to the effects of climate change. Floods in the region of Emilia-Romagna in May killed at least 14 people. ($1 = euros)