Stores closed
Torrential rain in Tuscany
Severe storms hit Tuscany in Italy on Friday. Torrential rain fell over large parts of the region. The city council of Prato ordered all stores and businesses to close.
This was necessary as there was a risk that the local rivers and streams would burst their banks. Prato is north of Florence. The authorities have also issued severe weather warnings for Florence, Pistoia and Pisa. In Florence, the river Arno reached a level of 3.64 meters. The population of the affected regions was asked to be careful.
The Rimaggio River overflowed its banks in the Tuscan town of Sesto Fiorentino on Friday during heavy rainfall. All the main roads were flooded. The municipality called on residents not to leave their homes and to go to the upper floors of the buildings.
Here you can see a picture from Pisa.
Schools were closed in more than 60 municipalities in Tuscany, and ferry services to the island of Elba were also suspended for the time being. Several landslides were recorded in the province of Lucca, which is why the road to the Apennine mountain Abetone was interrupted.
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