In photos: Thousands evacuated as deadly floods hit northern Italy
Several people have died and thousands were evacuated from their homes as torrential rain battered Italy’s northern Emilia-Romagna region, triggering widespread floods, officials said on Wednesday.
Firefighters work next to a flooded car, after heavy rains hit Italy's Emilia Romagna region, in Faenza, Italy.CLAUDIA GRECO/Reuters
Mud covers motorbikes in a shop in Faenza, Italy.The Associated Press
A flooded road in the town of Lugo after heavy rains caused flooding across Italy's northern Emilia Romagna region.ANDREAS SOLARO/AFP/Getty Images
Pedestrians hold their dog in a flooded street in the town of Lugo.ANDREAS SOLARO/AFP/Getty Images
This aerial photograph shows flooded streets in the town of Lugo.FEDERICO SCOPPA/AFP/Getty Images
A man sits next to items displaced by a flood after heavy rains hit Italy's Emilia Romagna region, in Faenza.CLAUDIA GRECO/Reuters
A man rides in a flooded street in the town of Lugo.ANDREAS SOLARO/AFP/Getty Images
Rescuers evacuate residents in a dinghy across a flooded street in the town of Lugo.ANDREAS SOLARO/AFP/Getty Images
Firefighters evacuate a family with dogs from a flooded house, after heavy rains hit Italy's Emilia Romagna region, in Faenza.CLAUDIA GRECO/Reuters
An aerial view shows a flooded street in the town of Cesena, Italy.ALESSANDRO SERRANO/AFP/Getty Images