Florence and Pisa on alert as flooding hits northern Italy

There have been floods and landslides in certain parts of northern Italy while a red meteorological alert covers cities, including Florence and Pisa.

Torrential rains caused the alert of parties of Tuscany and Emilia-Romagna, with strong and persistent precipitation expected in the afternoon of Friday.

The president of Tuscany said that local rescue and health services were on alert and advised residents to exercise “the greatest attention and prudence”.

Land lands and mud shifts were reported to Bologna, where some residents were evacuated Thursday evening before heavy rains.

No victim has been reported so far, and the city has said that the worst flood had passed in the middle of the morning on Friday.

A family of four was saved from a landslide in Badia Prataglia, Tuscany, Thursday evening, according to local media.

The National Fire Brigade said it had received dozens of calls after the Rimaggio flooded and crossed the Sesto Fiorentino region on the northern outskirts of Florence.

In Pisa, flood defenses were erected along the Arno river while local authorities warned that it had exceeded the first level at risk of flooding.

The roads were also affected by the floods and the trees fallen, the residents of Florence advised all the trips after the partially closure of the A1 motorway.

The schools were closed in more than 60 municipalities in Tuscany, the local media reported, as are several campuses from the University of Florence.

Red weather alerts – indicating a serious risk of extreme and widespread flood – should continue throughout the day.

Some rivers in Emilia-Romagna were already swollen after previous showers.

More than 1,000 people were evacuated from their houses in the northeast region in September 2024 after Beaten by the Boris storm.

The previous year, 13 people died in the region After six months of precipitation, he fell in a day and a half. Twenty rivers broke out their banks and there were about 280 landslides.

The devastating floods brought by the Boris storm have been aggravated by climate change, The scientists of the World Weather award Group have said.

Europe is the fastest continent – which not only brings much more frequent and intense heat waves, But also more extreme precipitation.

A warmer world means that the atmosphere can maintain more haughty, which can cause stronger precipitation.