Areas around the city of Bologna in the north of the country were worst affected. In a neighboring town, a 20-year-old man was swept away by floodwaters as the Gaurinciano River overflowed, and his body was not found until this morning, local media reported.
Flooding hit other cities in the northern part of Emilia-Romagna, including Ravenna, Modena and Reggio Emilia, which is on red alert due to flooding that has inundated the region, leading officials said, calling for a new alert. State of emergency.
For months, the northern part of Italy has been hit by strong storms, rain and floods, and this time it also affected the southern parts like the island of Sicily, which has experienced an unprecedented drought this year due to a severe lack of rain.
On the other hand, the northern regions of Veneto and Liguria were also hit by heavy rains, and in Emilia-Romagna, 2,100 people had to be evacuated and 15,000 users were left without electricity.
According to Italian media, there were landslides across Italy, cuts to road and rail transport due to bad weather and at least 300 interventions by firefighters.
In places like the town of Ligada in Sicily, shovels had to be used to remove the mud caused by the swelling of the Salso River, which reached a height of eight meters and affected many places.
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni is “closely monitoring the effects of the bad weather” and is in “constant contact” with civil protection authorities, her office said.
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