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Notably, the town of Lugo, near Ravenna, was completely flooded on the morning of 18 May, [24] [26] while Russi, in the same area, was evacuated on 19 May due to the overflow of the Emilia-Romagna Channel. [27] [28] On 19 May, rain started to fall again. [29] On 20 May, alert remained high in the territory of Ravenna, where 36,000 people were ...
An infant was killed by a falling tree due to heavy winds and rainfall at a park in Brussels on 9 July. [9] On 10 October, the Eau Rouge River, near the French border, overflowed due to heavy rains from Storm Kirk, leading to flooding. Around the Ardennes region in Belgium, Luxembourg, and France, the most rain was reported.
The death toll from the severe flooding that ravaged parts of northern Italy this week rose to 13 on Thursday. The heaviest rain fell over the Emilia-Romagna region, where the region's vice ...
The Italian authorities have classified the Italian volcanoes based on the time of the last eruption; besides submarine volcanoes and those considered extinct, in Italy there are dormant (Alban Hills, Phlegraean Fields, Ischia, Vesuvius, Lipari, Vulcano, Panarea, Pantelleria) and active volcanoes (Mount Etna and Stromboli). [5]
On 4 November 1966, an abnormal occurrence of high tides, rain-swollen rivers and a severe sirocco wind caused the canals to rise to a height of 194 cm or 6 ft 4 in. [1] Although Venice is known for its acque alte or high waters which often flood the streets, this flood left thousands of residents without homes and caused over six million ...
ROME (Reuters) -An earthquake of around magnitude 5.0 shook southern Italy on Thursday, monitoring agencies reported, and was felt in a wide area but there were no initial reports of serious damage.
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The disaster caused a major political controversy about the poor state of infrastructure in Italy and raised wider questions about the condition of bridges across Europe. According to the Corriere della Sera, this was the 11th bridge collapse in Italy since 2013. [30] It was later decided that the bridge would not be repaired, but demolished.