The provisional account of the wave of bad weather that hit the Italian region of Emilia Romagna there are eight dead, according to the new data from the firefighters and Civil Protection. Thousands of people had to be evacuated.

The Civil Protection of the country underlines that “the area that has been flooded, with incalculable disasters, is huge and at this stage even the members of the rescue crews are in danger”. Along with the floods, there are many landslides which are also a huge danger for those driving on small country roads.

Italian civil protection extended the “red alert” in Emilia Romana until midnight on Friday.

The prime minister Georgia Meloni, which is heading to the summit of the Group of Seven (G7) most developed industrialized nations being held in Japan, said from Alaska that a cabinet would be convened as soon as possible to deal with the situation and support those affected.

It is indicative that half a year’s worth of rain fell in 36 hours according to local authorities. 14 rivers have overflowed from yesterday evening until the early hours of this morning.

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The Imola grand prix has been postponed

The Imola grand prix has been cancelled due to the bad weather affecting Italyas officially announced by the organizing authority.

F1 chief executive Stefano Domenicali stressed that “this flood is a tragedy, we must guarantee safety and not create additional burdens for the authorities”

The F1 announcement: