A major disaster is underway in northern Italy, where massive flooding is blamed for at least nine deaths.
Rescuers evacuate residents in a dinghy across a flooded street in the town of Lugo on May 18, 2023, after heavy rains caused flooding across Italy's northern Emilia Romagna region.But many are still missing after rainstorms stretched across a swath of northern Italy and the Balkans for days."Apocalyptic" floods, as well as landslides and evacuations, were also reported in Bosnia, Slovenia and Croatia.. Last summer, the same region experienced its worst drought in 70 years.
Now, 10 months later, that same arid soil can hardly absorb the torrential rainfall amounting to roughly 20 inches in some parts — equal to six months of rainfall — in only 36 hours. Floodwaters fill a street in the town of Lugo on May 18, 2023, after heavy rains caused flooding across Italy's northern Emilia Romagna region.Formula One was forced to cancel this weekend's Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix to not overtax emergency crews, which are already stretched thin.
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