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. Those ...

The Italian region of Tuscany has been hit with a severe spell of bad weather lately, but that won't dampen the spirits of football fans, as the highly ...

The torrential rain and storms that have been peltering Tuscany, prompting red alerts covering cities such as Florence due to floods and landslides, eased in a number of areas on Sunday. Local ...

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 ...

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 ...

Tuscany Governor Eugenio Giani on Saturday asked the government to recognize a state of emergency of national importance for the central region following torrential rain and floods. "I request the ...

The Arno river, which runs through Florence and Pisa, is prone to flooding in spring and fall. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Florence was out of danger due to the "decisive" role of a key floodgate that prevented the Arno river from bursting its ...

Several major rivers surpassed alert levels on Friday, raising concerns of widespread flooding. In Tuscany, schools in several cities, including Florence, were closed, as red alerts were issued.

ROME : 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.

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 ...

Regional chief Eugenio Giani said a red weather alert demanded that people should exercise "maximum care and attention" amid "intense and persistent rain". Several dozen people were told to ...