Severe storms
15 people rescued by firefighters in Tuscany
Heavy rainfall hit large parts of the province of Pisa in Tuscany on Saturday night. Streams burst their banks and flooded streets and houses. Cars were swept away by the masses of water and the drivers had to be rescued by the fire department.
According to the Pisa fire department, 15 people were rescued from the roofs of the cars or from the canals into which they had fallen. The municipality of Riparbella near Pisa was particularly affected. The mayor Salvatore Neri explained that more rain had fallen here in three hours than ever before. Firefighters were deployed to pump the water out of the houses.
There had also been severe storms in the neighboring province of Emilia-Romagna:
The Italian fire department's posting on the situation in Tuscany on X:
Emilia Romagna and Liguria hit hard by storms
Italy has been repeatedly hit by severe storms in recent weeks. This was particularly true of the northern Italian regions of Emilia Romagna and Liguria, where severe damage was reported.
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