Extensive flooding was caused by torrential rains that hit France and Italy. Thousands of acres of land are covered by water in central Italy. The torrential rains that hit the Tuscany region caused flooding.
The Kornia river overflowed, causing water to enter the ground floors of the buildings and a nursing home was evacuated. The intense phenomena threatened human lives. The emergency services carry out over 350 operations in the regions of Tuscany, Liguria and Emilia Romagna.
In Venice, movable barriers were erected to protect the city from large tidal waves.
Great damage in France as well
Six geographical departments were put on red alert after heavy rains hit southeastern France. Large areas and roads were flooded.
“Immobilized trucks form a queue of kilometers on the A47 motorway. The number of blocked vehicles is impressive. The water that covered the roadway “paralyzed” traffic between Lyon and Saint-Etienne,” a France 24 report described.
Areas such as the Ardes region were literally underwater. Houses and shops were flooded.
The floods caused damage and power outages, with the authorities estimating that the water level will recede in the next few hours.
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