Skip next section Homes evacuated in northern Italy
09/19/2024September 19, 2024
Homes evacuated in northern Italy
About 1,000 residents in the northern Italian province of Emilia-Romagna have been evacuated from their homes after severe overnight flooding.
Rivers flooded in three regions — Ravenna, Bologna and Faenza — with local mayors asking people to stay on the upper floors or abandon their houses.
At least 800 residents in Ravenna and almost 200 in Bologna spent the night in makeshift accommodation. They sheltered in schools and sports centers.
Trains were suspended and schools closed in the affected areas.
Faenza had been recovering from the devastating floods that , killing 17 people and causing billions of euros in damages.
Faenza Mayor Massimo Isola told state broadcaster RAI that, as a result, the city had prepared for flooding.
“The night was dramatic, we waited for the river flood to cross the city,” said Isola.
“It rose really close to the limit, but thanks to the works done over the past year we managed to avoid an overflow in the center of the city.”
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09/19/2024September 19, 2024
Poland’s Wroclaw readies for flooding
, is preparing for peaking floods, with early indications on Thursday showing its defenses are holding.
The alarm comes after central Europe experienced it worst flooding in at least two decades.
A flood wave had already hit the Polish-Czech border after the weekend.
“It is too early to announce that the flood in Wroclaw has been overcome,” Prime Minister Donald Tusk said during a meeting with a crisis team.
“I would prefer that we hold on nervously and try to guess… the increase in the state of rivers as accurately as possible.”
The Polish army says some 16,000 soldiers are helping out in the region, along with police and thousands of volunteers.
Tusk was set to meet European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and other leaders of states hit by the flooding.
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09/19/2024September 19, 2024
Death toll rises across Europe
At least 24 people now have died in the floods, including five in the Czech Republic, seven in Poland, seven in Romania, and five in Austria.
Strong wind and heavy rains have been hitting the region since last week.
The leaders of four countries hit by Storm Boris are set to meet President Ursula von der Leyen in Poland to discuss aid for the flood-hit region.
rc/sms (AFP, AP, dpa, Reuters)
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