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A series of floods were in and around the cities of Bologna, Cesena, Forlì, Faenza, Ravenna, and Rimini, in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy. [1] The first floods occurred between 2 and 3 May 2023, killing two people. [2] More severe floods took place on 16–17 May 2023, killing at least 15 people and displacing 50,000 others. [3] [4] [5]
In the night between 19 and 20 October, a severe flood hit the city of Bologna, in Emilia-Romagna region. In only six hours, more than 150 mm of rain fell, the same amount of rain which usually falls in two months, [80] causing the overflow of several streams and rivers.
In May 2023, a series of floods hit in and around the cities of Bologna, Cesena, Forlì, Faenza, Ravenna, and Rimini. [54] The first floods occurred between 2 and 3 May 2023, killing two people. [55] More severe floods took place on 16–17 May 2023, killing at least 15 people and displacing 50,000 others.
Saturday's Serie A game between Bologna and AC Milan is postponed because of heavy rain and flooding in the region.
Credit rating agency Morningstar DBRS estimated losses from flooding across central Europe at between several hundred million euros to more than one billion euros ($1.1 billion).
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Antonio Navarra, climatologist at the University of Bologna and president of the Euro-Mediterranean Center Foundation on Climate Change, said that there is a clear correlation between the increase in the concentration of CO 2 in the atmosphere and the frequency and intensity of floods, heat waves and drought periods.
Torrential rains caused by a cold front moving across southeastern Spain flooded roads and towns on Tuesday, prompting authorities in the worst-hit areas to advise citizens to stay at home and ...