Floods caused by storms on the Adriatic coast have left at least ten people dead with several more still missing. Italy's worst drought in decades over the summer made flooding more likely in heavy rains.
At least ten people have been killed by torrential overnight rains and floods in the central Italian region of Marche, authorities said on Friday, as rescuers continued to search for four people missing.
No fewer than eight people have died after devastating flash floods likened to an earthquake swept through villages in central Italy on Thursday night. Sky News reports that three people are missing after deluges saw 40cm of rain dumped in the region of Marche. Local authorities said they did not expect such a sudden “water bomb”, as around 400 millimetres of rain fell within three hours, inundating the streets of several towns in the Ancona and Pesaro-Urbino provinces.
At least eight people have been killed by torrential overnight rains and floods in the central Italian region of Marche, authorities said on Friday, as rescuers continued to search for four people missing