Exceptional rains in a drought-struck region of northern Italy swelled rivers over their banks, killing at least eight people, forcing the evacuation of thousands and prompting officials to warn that Italy needs a national plan to combat climate change-induced flooding.
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Rescuers saving a man from the roof of a flooded house, in the area of the town of Faenza in the northern Italian region of Emilia Romagna.
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A speleological alpine rescuer looks in a car for missing persons near a supermarket in a flooded area in Cesena.
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Damaged cars in a flooded street in San Rocco district after the flooding of the Savio river.
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A car drives on a flooded street in the aftermath of a heavy rain that hit Italy's northern Emilia-Romagna region, in Ponte Rizzoli near Bologna, Italy.
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Flooded cars are pictured in a street of Cesena after heavy rains caused major floodings in central Italy.
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A flooded street is pictured in Cesena after heavy rains caused major floodings in central Italy.
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Flooded bungalows are pictured in Cesena after heavy rains caused major floodings in central Italy.
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Sandbags are lined up along a flooded street in downtown Bologna, Italy.
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Speleological alpine rescuers search for missing persons in a flooded area near a supermarket in Cesena.
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