There has been flooding and landslides in parts of northern Italy as red alerts cover cities including Florence and Pisa.

Authorities closely monitored the Arno River, which flows through Florence and Pisa, anticipating it to crest later on Friday. Regional governor Eugenio Giani reported a particularly critical ...

ROME (AP) — Heavy rains hit the Italian regions of Tuscany and Emilia-Romagna on Friday, pushing the main rivers in the regions above alert levels for flooding. In the central Tuscany region, schools ...

Giani said floodgates and expansion tanks had been opened to ease the pressure on the Arno, the river that runs through Florence and Pisa. In Florence, the Arno swelled to its highest level in the ...

On Friday evening, the river had surpassed four metres. A red weather alert remains in effect Saturday till 1400 GMT, with parks, cemeteries, markets, museums and libraries closed. The Arno, which ...

Picture: Claudio Giovannini/ANSA/AFP/Italy OUT/Getty OUT Giani said floodgates and expansion tanks had been opened to ease the pressure on the Arno, the river that runs through Florence and Pisa.

Torrential rains have caused Italian authorities to issue red alerts for parts of Tuscany and Emilia-Romagna. Dozens of ...

In Pisa, flood defences were being erected at the Arno river as local authorities warned it had surpassed the first ...

Local authorities and civil protection heightened the alert level for the main river Arno, which crosses the cities of Florence and Pisa, and was expected to reach its peak later on Friday afternoon.

Giani said floodgates and expansion tanks had been opened to ease the pressure on the Arno, the river that runs through Florence and Pisa. In Florence, the Arno swelled to its highest level in the ...