At least five people died and thousands had to be evacuated. due to a heavy rainstorm that caused severe flooding in northern Italy, especially in the regions of Emilia-Romagna and Marche, according to local authorities, who do not rule out that there could be more victims.

General, 23 municipalities affected by heavy rains, which caused 14 rivers to flood in Emilia-Romagna alone. At least 5,000 people have been evacuated in the region, and authorities remain vigilant in cities such as Bologna, where they have advised the population avoid unnecessary travel evacuate people from lower floors in potentially flooded areas.

In the city of Cesena, emergency services found the lifeless corpse of a 70-year-old man, while at Cesenatico the body of a German woman was found washed ashore.

Emergency teams also confirmed the presence of three casualties in Forlì. among them a man and a woman found by divers this morning lifelessThis is reported by the AdnKronos agency.

Hundreds of military personnel are involved in the deployment, thanks to which dozens of people were rescued from the roofs of their houses in Cesena. The authorities also confirmed problems with telephone communications, infrastructure and transport.

Minister of the Interior Matteo Piantedosi confirmed the visit to the affected areas, and the Prime Minister Georgia Meloni took part in the crisis meeting online on his way to Japan, where he is heading for the summit of the heads of state and government of the G7.