ROME - Nine people died and thousands were evacuated from their homes as torrential rain battered Italy's northern Emilia-Romagna region, triggering floods and landslides, officials said on Wednesday (May 17). Civil Protection Minister Nello Musumeci said some areas had received half their average annual rainfall in just 36 hours, causing rivers to burst their banks, sending water cascading through towns.
Thousands of people were evacuated from their homes as torrential rain battered Italy's northern Emilia-Romagna region, triggering floods and landslides.