Man dies as floods hit northern Italy due to heavy rain
STORY: Man dies as floods hit northern Italy due to heavy rain
SHOOTING TIME: May 17, 2024
DATELINE: May 18, 2024
LENGTH: 00:02:25
LOCATION: Rome
CATEGORY: SOCIETY
SHOTLIST: (courtesy of Italian firefighting agency)
1. various of the heavy rain in Venice
2. various of the flooded areas in Veneto
STORYLINE:
At least one person has died and dozens were evacuated in northern Italy on Friday, due to extensive flooding caused by heavy rainfall in the last 48 hours.
A 24-hour red alert -- signaling the highest hydrogeological risk level -- has been issued in northeast Veneto, where some cities including Padua and Vicenza have been heavily flooded after local rivers burst their banks.
Some 450 firefighters are still at work in the region, along with civil protection, to support people trapped in their homes. Rescue teams have received some 2,500 emergency calls over the last 48 hours, according to the National Fire and Rescue Service.
In the northern Lombardy region, firefighters on Friday retrieved t
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