Italy flood death toll rises to 14
19 May 2023 07:29pm
Volunteers clean mud from a flooded courtyard on May 19, 2023 in Faenza, after floodwaters hit the Emilia-Romagna region. The death toll from floods that have devastated northeastern Italy rose to 13 on May 18, according to media reports, driving thousands from their homes and destroying crops in an area known as the country's orchard. (Photo by Andreas SOLARO / AFP)
Evacuations of people in vulnerable areas of the Emilia-Romagna region continued, meanwhile, with those in areas threatened by the ongoing floods being asked to leave their homes. Authorities were primarily evacuating people from parts of Ravenna, the provincial capital.
Rains resumed in the area, raising concerns among residents. But the latest rainfall has not been "comparable" to the historic proportions which fell at the beginning of the week that caused rivers to burst their banks, the region's vice president, Irene Priolo, told Italian TV.
Priolo, however, said she feared that the continued rain could lead to more landslides. - BERNAMA
