Regional governor Eugenio Giani wrote on social media that the most critical situation was in the town of Sesto Fiorentino, a few kilometres from Florence, where the Rimaggio stream broke its banks ...

The Arno river, which runs through Florence and Pisa, is prone to flooding in spring and fall. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Florence was out of danger due to the "decisive" role of a key floodgate that prevented the Arno River from bursting its banks after heavy rains, Italian authorities said.

ROME: Heavy rain swelled rivers and flooded streets in an area near Florence on Friday, with authorities issuing ...

Heavy rain has swelled rivers and flooded streets in Florence, with authorities issuing a red weather alert for the historic ...

Heavy rain swelled rivers and flooded streets in an area near Florence on Friday, with authorities issuing a red weather alert for the historic Italian city and its surroundings and ...

"The important flood peak of the Arno passed along the entire length without any critical issues," Tuscany's president, Eugenio Giani, wrote on social media Saturday. Still, Giani said he would ask ...

Italian authorities have ordered dozens of people in Tuscany to leave their homes after heavy rains swelled rivers and flooded streets near the historic cities of Florence and Pisa.

Regional chief Eugenio Giani said a red weather alert demanded that people should exercise "maximum care and attention" amid "intense and persistent rain". Several dozen people were told to ...

ROME (AP) — Heavy rains hit the Italian regions of Tuscany and Emilia-Romagna on Friday, pushing the main rivers in the regions above alert levels for flooding. In the central Tuscany region, schools ...

ROME (AP) — Heavy rains hit the Italian regions of Tuscany and Emilia-Romagna on Friday, pushing the main rivers in the regions above alert levels for flooding. In the central Tuscany region ...