Severe storms have caused major flooding and landslides in northern Italy, especially in Brazzano di Cormons. Two people remain missing, while emergency services continue to work in a number of affected locations.
Street flooding and major damage in Italy. Since Sunday, extremely powerful storms have caused chaos in northern and central Italy. In a very short period of time, rainfall reached 200 liters per square meter in some places, causing widespread flooding, mudslides and mudslides.
One person was injured, two people are still missing
Brazzano di Cormons in the north of the country was worst hit. Landslides destroyed residential buildings there. Emergency services were able to rescue one person alive from the wreckage; he was taken to hospital in Udine with a broken leg.
Two people remain missing – a man in his mid-30s and an older woman. According to the Governor of Gorizia, the man became trapped in the water while trying to help the woman who was stuck in the mud.
About 200 emergency calls
Three buildings were completely buried under rubble and others were badly damaged. The Udine fire brigade continued to operate and recorded around 200 emergency calls during the night. In many other cities in Italy, many streets were under water.
Although authorities issued early warnings, the force of the storm caused severe damage in many places. The search for missing people continues.
