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There has been flooding and landslides in parts of northern Italy as red alerts cover cities including Florence and Pisa.
A general view of the Arno River with the Ponte Vecchio in the background ... Firefighters have carried out 430 interventions in the provinces of Florence, Prato, Pisa and Livorno over the past 24 ...
Florence was out of danger due to the "decisive" role of a key floodgate that prevented the Arno river from bursting its banks after ... Approximately 500 firefighters worked over the past 24 hours to ...
Rome: Florence was out of danger due to the "decisive" role of a key floodgate that prevented the Arno river from bursting ... firefighters worked over the past 24 hours to carry out 430 ...
The Arno river, which runs through Florence and Pisa, is prone to flooding in spring and fall. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
On Friday evening, the river had surpassed four metres. A red weather alert remains in effect Saturday till 1400 GMT, with parks, cemeteries, markets, museums and libraries closed. The Arno, which ...
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 ...
A general view shows the Arno River near the Ponte Vecchio in Florence, on March 14th, 2025. Photo by Federico SCOPPA / AFP Italian authorities ordered dozens of people in Tuscany to leave their homes ...
Giani said floodgates and expansion tanks had been opened to ease the pressure on the Arno, the river that runs through Florence and Pisa. In Florence, the Arno was expected to surge to its ...