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The President of the EU Commission, Ursula von der Leyen met locals in Cesena on Thursday after last week's devastating floods.

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Emergency services in Italy’s Emilia-Romagna continued to carry out rescues and evacuations on Saturday, after flooding swamped large areas.

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19/05/2023

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Officials said the latest floods pushed losses in the region of Emilia-Romagna to multiple billions of euros, given the widespread damage to farmland, buildings and infrastructure.

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The death toll following flooding in northern Italy has risen to 13 with officials saying it has caused billions of euros' worth of damage.

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Rainfall and burst rivers have devastated the region of Emilia Romagna.

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Footage released by the Italian Coast Guard showed rescuers descending from a helicopter to collect two people from their rooftop in Faenza, in the Emilia-Romagna region.

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Italy's Civil Protection Minister confirmed three people had been killed and some 5,000 people evacuated.

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Exceptional rains Wednesday in a drought-struck region of northern Italy swelled rivers over their banks, killing at least eight people, forcing the evacuation of thousands and prompting officials to warn that Italy needs a national plan to combat climate change-induced flooding.

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Rescuers struggle to find the people still missing after the landslide in the southern Italian island of Ischia. They can't use excavation tools are have to rely on shovels to dig through the mud and debris

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Newly-installed glass barriers have managed to keep a high tide from flooding Venice’s ancient basilica.

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Italian firefighters and other emergency services are evacuating people from the town of Senigallia following heavy flooding.

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At least 11 dead and two missing after flash floods in central Italy

Among those missing are an eight-year-old girl and a 54-year-old woman, local authorities reported.

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