Six people were killed and two
are missing after floods caused by torrential rain in Livorno at
the weekend.
Authorities in the Tuscan coastal city have pointed the
finger at the civil protection department and weathermen for
allegedly not alerting them to the flood danger.
Premier Paolo Gentiloni urged "all the institutions in
Livorno to collaborate without sparking rows, focusing on the
community" after the accusations that warnings on the deadly
floods came too late.
"To the victims go not only our thoughts but also the
solidarity of the whole country," Gentiloni added.
Rome was flooded in several parts and various metro stations
were closed because of flooding.
The storm front has now moved further south with flooding in
and around Salerno, while mud and rocks have engulfed basements
in and around Avellino.
There has also been flooding in Palermo and Catania, where
gales have felled trees, while there have been storms all night
in the Aeolian Islands.
There has been disruption to train services around Mt
Vesuvius and between Naples and Rome with some trains delayed by
as much as four hours.
A stretch of the A2 motorway near Reggio Calabria was closed
after a landslide.
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