Italy: Death toll from deadly floods rises to 11 – More than 20,000 displaced (Video, photos)

The number of waters rose to 11 as three more dead were found in the Ravenna region of Italy after the deadly floods that have been hitting Northern Italy for days causing unprecedented destruction.

In the area of ​​Sant’Agata sul Santerno an elderly man was found dead in his house and a woman was also found dead. Another man was found dead in Castel Bolognese.

#Maltempo #EmiliaRomagnaricognizione aerea dell’elicottero dei #vigilidelfuoco sulle zone alluvionate di Sant’Agata sul Santerno, nel ravennate [#18maggio 12:00] pic.twitter.com/Sm7Dcewcld

— Vigili del Fuoco (@vigilidelfuoco) May 18, 2023

In fact, in the Castel Bolognese area, the Senio River overflowed with the result that dead fish were found in the flooded streets.

So far more than 280 landslides due to bad weather have been recorded in Emilia-Romagna, of which 120 are particularly significant in 58 municipalities. The president of the Emilia Romagna region, Stefano Bonacini, said today that the damage from the wave of bad weather amounts to billions of euros.

At the same time, over 20,000 residents have been displaced from their homes and 34,000 are without electricity.

Alluvione a Lugo, lo sfogo di un residente contro gli aministratori locali #lugodiromagna #emiliaromagna #alluvione #localteam pic.twitter.com/Bz8zWH2ouY

— Local Team (@localteamtv) May 18, 2023

At the same time, a wave of solidarity is coming from all directions to the affected, from the European Commission.

#Maltempo #EmiliaRomagnacontinue the work of the teams #vigilidelfuoco impengai in soccorso alla popolazione collpita dall’#alluvione. In the video clip, aerial reconnaissance of the Drago VF152 helicopter in the area #Forlì [#17maggio 16:30] pic.twitter.com/W2uI8o6q5o

— Vigili del Fuoco (@vigilidelfuoco) May 17, 2023