Five dead as Storm Ciaran brings record rainfall to Italy
1 year, 1 month ago

Five dead as Storm Ciaran brings record rainfall to Italy

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Record-breaking rain produced floods in Italy’s Tuscan region as Storm Ciaran pushed into the country, trapping residents in their homes, inundating hospitals and overturning cars. “There was a wave of water bombs without precedence,” Mr Giani told Italian news channel Sky TG24. Casualties in Tuscany included an 85-year-old man found on the flooded ground floor of his home near the city of Prato, north of Florence, and an 84-woman who died while trying to push water out of her home in the same area, according to Italian news agency ANSA.

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Heavy Rain Claims One Life, Sparks Floods in Italy
2 months ago

Heavy Rain Claims One Life, Sparks Floods in Italy

China Daily  

Heavy rains and flooding have caused significant damage in Italy, with one life lost and numerous homes and businesses destroyed. The Emilia-Romagna region in the north of the country was particularly hard hit, with the city of Bologna recording more than 160 millimeters of rainfall in extreme conditions. The region is expected to remain on its knees for the next …

Torrential rains in drought-stricken northern Italy kill 8, cancel Formula One race
1 year, 7 months ago

Torrential rains in drought-stricken northern Italy kill 8, cancel Formula One race

LA Times  

Exceptional rains Wednesday in a drought-stricken region of northern Italy swelled rivers over their banks, killing at least eight people, forcing the evacuation of thousands and prompting officials to warn that Italy needs a national plan to combat climate-change-induced flooding. The heavy rains also forced Formula One to cancel this weekend’s Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix, in order not to tax emergency …

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