Italy: over 36,000 people displaced by floods as Giorgia Meloni departs G7 summit early
by Agence France-Presse from World news | The Guardian on (#6BTRE)
Prime minister to visit worst-hit areas as red weather alert extended in Emilia Romagna region
More than 36,000 people have now been forced from their homes by deadly floods in northeast Italy, regional officials have said, as rising waters swallowed more houses and fresh landslides isolated hamlets.
Violent downpours earlier this week killed 14 people, transforming streets in the cities and towns of the Emilia Romagna region into rivers.
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