ROME: A storm system that has wreaked havoc throughout central Europe introduced devastating floods to the northern Italian area of Emilia-Romagna on Thursday, forcing folks to depart their houses and the closure of colleges.
About 1,000 folks have been evacuated, appearing regional president Irene Priolo instructed RAI public radio, saying nevertheless this was a a lot decrease determine in comparison with main floods that plagued the area final yr.
In Lugo, a city of about 30,000 folks west of Ravenna, authorities ordered the evacuation of all floor ground residences after the native Senio river broke its banks.
A low-pressure system named Boris has precipitated the worst flooding in at the least 20 years from Romania to Poland over the previous week, and killed at the least 23 folks.
The heavy rains swept into the Emilia-Romagna on Wednesday, forcing authorities to shut faculties and droop some rail providers.
The rains had been inundating the identical space that was hit by two rounds of floods in Might 2023, which killed 17 folks and precipitated €8.5 billion (US$9.5 billion) of injury, based on regional authorities.
“We’re in a full emergency … the occasion is similar to what we had final Might,” the Mayor of Ravenna, Michele De Pascale, instructed Radio 24 broadcaster.
De Pascale mentioned “devastating rains” fell on the hilly elements of Emilia-Romagna on Wednesday, with the water then washing down and overwhelming cities in lowland areas.
The nationwide hearth division mentioned it carried out greater than 500 rescue operations within the area, together with with using helicopters to raise folks from flooded houses.
