More than 20 rivers have burst their banks across the northern Italian region, causing more than 280 landslides, according to the Civil Protection department.
About 5,000 people were evacuated from their homes and at least five were killed after torrential downpours hit the northern Italian region of Emilia-Romagna, prompting catastrophic flooding across at least three dozen towns.
In this aerial picture, flooded streets caused by heavy rains across Italy's northern Emilia Romagna region, on May 18, 2023 in Lugo, Italy.About 5,000 people were evacuated from their homes and at least five were killed after torrential downpours hit the northern Italian region of Emilia-Romagna, prompting catastrophic flooding across at least three dozen towns.
"If you consider that this region averages 1,000 millimeters of rain in a year, you realize the impact that these rains have had in these hours," Musemeci said during a briefing.
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