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Thousands of people have been evacuated due to flooding in the Italian region of Emilia-Romagna, which has hit the same areas that were devastated by the disaster in May 2023. Local authorities say the situation is extremely difficult and the flooding could be more widespread than the flooding of a year ago.
Stay on the upper floors of buildings – mayors of many towns where evacuation was not ordered are appealing to residents.
In Cesenatico, 200 millimetres of rain fell in two days, flooding streets and roads in the area.
The authorities of the town of Lugo, which suffered greatly from last year’s floods, are warning of serious consequences of the flood wave as the Senio River burst its banks. They have urged residents to go to higher floors of buildings, taking with them drinking water, food, medicines, mobile phones and chargers.
The mayor of Forli, Gian Luca Zattini, has called on people living near the Montone River to leave their homes, where extensive damage was also reported more than a year ago. According to World Weather Attribution, last year’s flood she wasn’t caused by climate change. The results of the analysis of the current flood will have to wait.
A similar appeal was made by the local administration in Ravenna. Thousands of people were evacuated from Castel Bolognese. The situation is very difficult in Faenza, where a red alert has been declared. The streets are flooded. How I give regional website, a red alert was declared in Romagna and Bologna. It also recommended closing schools in the metropolitan area of Bologna and in the provinces of Ravenna, Forlì-Cesena and Rimini.
Further heavy rainfall is forecast in many parts of the region.
