Cars were swept away, and at least 100 people were evacuated as flash floods turned roads into rivers across some of Italy‘s most popular holiday destinations.
Torrential rainfall and powerful winds have battered Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Liguria and Tuscany, unleashing severe flooding, with all three regions being placed on red alert on Wednesday evening.
The downpour from Storm Charles has placed a further 22 regions in Italy on orange alert, while another 22 are on yellow.
In the Tuscan town of Massa, at least 100 people were evacuated last night after the Frigido River burst its banks, with several residents forced to sleep in
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