Storm Ciarán kills at least 15 across western Europe as floods strike Italy

Tuscany is in a state of emergency and three people died when their sailing boat capsized off Portugal

At least six people have died in severe flooding in Tuscany, central Italy and three in Portugal, bringing to 15 the provisional death toll across western Europe from the torrential rain and record winds brought by Storm Ciaran.

Eugenio Giani, the president of Tuscany, announced a state of emergency on Friday, describing the situation as really very serious". It had been a long and complex night for the entire regional civil protection system", he said.