Italy is going under water right now: vast areas are flooded, aerial footage

Overview of weather and natural events around the World. What is happening in this world: natural disasters on the planet of Earth. The latest news about weather events and disasters. Become a channel sponsor and you will get access to exclusive bonuses. More: Extreme rains hit Italy, causing unprecedented floods. The country’s northern region of Emilia-Romagna was particularly hard hit, with 442 mm (176 inches) of rain in 12 hours. In the most affected areas, houses are flooded and there is no electricity, cars were under water. The fire brigade said more than 1,000 rescue operations had been carried out and hundreds of people had been evacuated. As a result of the flooding of the rivers Senio and Sillaro, agricultural land was flooded. Ravenna and Bologna suffered the most from precipitation. The heaviest rainfall was preceded by several months of catastrophic drought, which raised concerns about low water levels in