Italy and France hit by severe flooding after heavy rain
Oct 20, 2024 · On the Italian island of Sicily, emergency services rescued people from roofs of buildings and stranded vehicles, as heavy rain caused flash flooding. In the province of Agrigento, the swollen...
Italy floods leave 13 dead and force 13,000 from their homes - BBC
May 18, 2023 · More than 20 rivers have burst their banks in Italy, leaving 13 people dead and forcing thousands from their homes after six months' rainfall fell in a day and a half. More bodies were found on...
Italy's Emilia-Romagna region hit by new floods as storm moves …
ROME, Sept 19 (Reuters) - A storm system that has wreaked havoc across central Europe brought devastating floods to the northern Italian region of Emilia-Romagna on Thursday for the second...
Tuscany storm and floods ravage central Italy leaving six dead - BBC
Nov 3, 2023 · Large areas of Tuscany have been hit by flooding, leaving six people dead and several others missing, after heavy winds and rain buffeted central Italy. Cars were swept away as the River Bisenzio...
Torrential rains in northern Italy flood Milan and leave a man …
Sep 5, 2024 · ROME (AP) — A wave of violent rainstorms battered northern Italy on Thursday, flooding the financial hub of Milan and raising fears for the life of a man who was swept away on a tractor in the Piedmont region.
Lake Como bursts its banks as violent storm pounds Northern Italy - CNN
Oct 31, 2023 · A storm that brought heavy rain and violent winds to Northern Italy overnight and early Tuesday sent rapid floods through central Milan and caused Lake Como to breach its banks.
Rain-swollen rivers flood some towns in north Italy; Venice …
May 17, 2023 · ROME (AP) — Rivers swollen by days of downpours flooded some towns in northern Italy on Tuesday, forcing some residents to rooftops, while in Venice, authorities prepared to activate a mobile barrier in the lagoon in hopes of sparing the city from a rare May high-tide flooding.
Devastating floods leave behind wrecked farms and ruined homes …
May 18, 2023 · Floods that killed nine people in Italy’s northern Emilia-Romagna region caused billions of dollars worth of damage and hit agriculture particularly hard, the regional governor said on...
‘Catastrophic’ Floods in Italy Leave 8 Dead and Thousands …
May 17, 2023 · Widespread flooding in the northern Italian region of Emilia-Romagna killed at least eight people and forced another 5,000 to abandon their homes, officials said on Wednesday as rescue efforts...
Floods in Northern Italy Kill at Least 14 - The New York Times
May 19, 2023 · Eleven years ago this month, back-to-back earthquakes struck the northern Italian region of Emilia-Romagna, which this week was devastated by another disaster: Widespread flooding that has...