Photos: Exceptional rains in drought-struck northern Italy kill eight

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Photos: Exceptional rains in drought-struck northern Italy kill eight

The heavy rains also forced Formula One to cancel this weekend’s Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix

Published: May 17, 2023 18:43 Gulf News Report and with inputs from AP

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Copy of 681994-01-02-1684334275377 — 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. Image Credit: AFP

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20230517 italy flooding 1 — 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. Image Credit: AP

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Copy of 682497-01-02-1684334266649 — A speleological alpine rescuer looks in a car for missing persons near a supermarket in a flooded area in Cesena. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 682470-01-02-1684334269964 — Damaged cars in a flooded street in San Rocco district after the flooding of the Savio river. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 2023-05-17T141552Z_1139785924_RC2E01ABUI75_RTRMADP_3_EUROPE-WEATHER-ITALY-1684334241784 — 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. Image Credit: Reuters

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Copy of 682988-01-02-1684334245335 — Flooded cars are pictured in a street of Cesena after heavy rains caused major floodings in central Italy. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 682954-01-02-1684334248954 — A flooded street is pictured in Cesena after heavy rains caused major floodings in central Italy. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 682940-01-02-1684334254139 — Flooded bungalows are pictured in Cesena after heavy rains caused major floodings in central Italy. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of Italy_Weather_00819--a224a [1]-1684334279082 — Sandbags are lined up along a flooded street in downtown Bologna, Italy. Image Credit: AP

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Copy of 682505-01-02-1684334263436 — Speleological alpine rescuers search for missing persons in a flooded area near a supermarket in Cesena. Image Credit: AFP

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