Floods in Northern Italy

 

Heavy rains that fell the weekend of 10th and 11th of September in Northern Italy caused severe flooding in Tuscany region.

The areas worst hit were the Spezia region and the picturesque Five Lands tourist destination, where up to 500 millimetres of rain fell in just a few hours overnight.Four members of one family trapped in their basement apartment died in the city of Livorno, which was taken on the brunt of the flooding. In total, 6 people were report dead and 2 missing.

Sources: CNN, La Repubblica