Red alerts for extreme weather have been issued for Tuscany and Emilia-Romagna, Ansa newswire reported, with officials monitoring water levels in the Arno River that flows through Florence.

Heavy rain has swelled rivers and flooded streets in Florence, with authorities issuing a red weather alert for the historic Italian city and its surroundings, urging residents to stay indoors.

There has been flooding and landslides in parts of northern Italy as red alerts cover cities including Florence and Pisa.

Giani said floodgates and expansion tanks had been opened to ease the pressure on the Arno, the river that runs ... authorities also issued a red weather warning. Some rivers in the region ...

Bad weather on Friday pummelled Tuscany and Emilia-Romagna as several rivers in the two regions were above alert level for torrential rain and flooding. In Tuscany, where schools remained closed in ...

Florence was out of danger due to the "decisive" role of a key floodgate that prevented the Arno river from bursting its banks after heavy rains, Italian authorities said Saturday. A floodgate located ...

Heavy rain swelled rivers and flooded streets in an area near Florence on Friday, with authorities issuing a red weather alert for the historic ... the pressure on the Arno, the river that runs ...

Fiorentina-Juventus will regularly be played on Sunday at the Stadio Franchi in Florence, but the Serie B game Pisa-Mantova has been postponed due to adverse weather conditions.Florence’s Mayor ...

ROME: Heavy rain swelled rivers and flooded streets in an area near Florence on Friday, with authorities issuing a red weather alert for the ... the pressure on the Arno, the river that runs ...

FLORENCE, Italy - Italian authorities ordered dozens of people in Tuscany to leave their homes on Friday after heavy rains swelled rivers and flooded ...

However, the weather improved on Saturday, and the red alert in the Tuscany capital ended at 14:00 local time (13:00 GMT). The level of River Arno is under control in Florence, but the situation ...