Devastating Floods in Italy Claim Lives and Leave Thousands Homeless

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Eight people have been killed and thousands have been evacuated from their homes after heavy storms wreaked havoc in the northern Italian region of Emilia-Romagna, causing severe flooding and landslides.

People sought refuge on the rooftops of their homes after 21 rivers broke their banks, submerging entire towns.

Among the victims were an elderly man and a couple who owned a company in the agriculture sector, according to Corriere della Sera. The body of a German woman was found on a beach in Cesenatico, a town by the Adriatic coast, but it is unclear if she was killed in the storms. Others are still reported missing.

Devastating floods in Italy claim lives and leave thousands homeless

Twenty-one rivers burst their banks after heavy storms across country cause landslides and submerge villages

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2023 Emilia-Romagna floods - Wikipedia

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The floods in the northern Emilia-Romagna region have now claimed 13 lives as of Thursday evening. An estimated 20,000 have been left homeless in a disaster that caused 23 rivers to burst their banks and 280 landslides, engulfing 41 cities and towns.

Death toll mounts in Italy’s worst flooding for 100 years

Older and disabled people trapped in homes as rescuers battle harsh conditions in Emilia-Romagna region

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