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Montemurlo, Italy, suffered damage as it was hit by Storm Ciaran. Photo: federico scoppa/Agence France-Presse/Getty ImagesViolent winds battered much of Western Europe, leaving at least 11 people dead, dozens injured and millions without power. The storm, named Storm Ciaran by the U.K.’s Met Office, brought high winds and torrential rain to large parts of France, Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands, the U.K., Italy and Spain, forcing school closures and disruption to rail and air travel.
Persons: Storm Ciaran ., federico scoppa, Storm Ciaran Organizations: Agence France, U.K Locations: Montemurlo, Italy, Western Europe, France, Germany, Belgium, Netherlands, Spain
Five killed as floods hit Italy's Tuscany region
  + stars: | 2023-11-03 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +2 min
[1/5] An aerial view shows flooding following heavy rains in Prato, Tuscany, Italy November 3, 2023, in this screen grab taken from a handout video. However, Giani said the death toll had risen to five after rain swept away cars and forced people to evacuate the lower floors of buildings. The government was expected to declare a state of emergency which would allow the rapid release of help for Tuscany. The governor of Tuscany said there were challenging issues around two large rivers in the area, the Bisenzio, north of Florence, and the Ombrone, in the southern part of the region. Another person was missing in the northeastern Veneto region, the local governor was quoted as saying by Sky TG24.
Persons: Storm Ciaran, Eugenio Giani, Giani, Luigi D'Angelo, Giorgia Meloni, Sky, Ciaran, Giulia Segreti, Federico Maccioni, Keith Weir, Sonali Paul, Mark Heinrich Our Organizations: Fire Brigade, REUTERS Acquire, Rights, Civil, Sky, Thomson Locations: Prato , Tuscany, Italy, Rights FLORENCE, Italian, Tuscany, Europe, Florence, Pistoia, Rosignano, Montemurlo, Veneto, Northern Ireland, Britain, Belgium, Netherlands, France
Rome, Italy CNN —At least six people have died in Tuscany, according to the region’s president, after torrential rain and strong winds from Storm Ciarán swept northern and central Italy overnight Thursday. A man walks in the mud in Montemurlo, near Prato, after torrential rain hit the area, on November 3, 2023. It asked people to leave nearby areas and remove vehicles near river banks. Helicopters, land vehicles, water pumps, buses and also the Comsubin [submarine search vehicles] for search and rescue activities,” he said in a statement Friday morning. Storm Ciarán has pummeled parts of western Europe since Wednesday night with strong winds and torrential rain.
Persons: Storm Ciarán, Eugenio Giani, Giani, Federico Scoppa, Arno, Guido Crosetto, , Olivier Véran, Friederike Otto, CNN’s Laura Paddison, Pierre Bairin, James Frater, Delal Mawad, Eve Brennan Organizations: Italy CNN —, Storm, Getty, CNN, Defense, Armed Forces, Belgium —, Grantham Institute, Imperial College London Locations: Rome, Italy, Tuscany, Veneto, Prato, Florence, Montemurlo, AFP, Pontedera, Pisa, Milan, Como, Sardinia, Lazio, Europe, France, Belgium
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