violent floods ravage the region of Emilia-Romagna

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Twenty rivers have left their beds in recent hours in the plains of this region of 4.5 million inhabitants.

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Residents carry their dog through a flooded street in Lugo, Italy, on May 18, 2023. (ANDREAS SOLARO / AFP)

Thirteen dead, stricken municipalities, devastated crops: the region of Emilia-Romagna, a rich region considered “the orchard of Italy”, deplores, Thursday, May 18, considerable damage caused by floods of a rare intensity, signs according to the authorities of the “tropicalization” of the Mediterranean climate.

About twenty rivers have left their bed in the plains of this region of 4.5 million inhabitants, popular with tourists for its historic cities such as Parma and Ravenna, its green landscapes, its gastronomy and its Adriatic coast. Here is the extent of the damage in photos.

Displaced people prepare to spend the night in a dormitory set up on May 18, 2023 at the Classis museum in Ravenna, northern Italy. (ALESSANDRO SERRANO / AFP)

The rains also do damage to vineyards near the city of Lugo, Italy, on May 18, 2023. (ANDREAS SOLARO / AFP)

Residents carry their dog through a flooded street in Lugo, Italy, on May 18, 2023. (ANDREAS SOLARO / AFP)

Flooded cars are pictured in Lugo, near Ravenna, on May 18, 2023. (FEDERICO SCOPPA / AFP)

A dozen pigs found themselves trapped by the flooding of their enclosure, on a farm in Lugo, Italy, on May 18, 2023. (ANDREAS SOLARO / AFP)

Residents of Cesena clean up the mud after heavy rains in northern Italy on May 18, 2023. (ALESSANDRO SERRANO / AFP)

Firefighters help a visibly moved woman evacuate from a flooded street in Castel Bolognese, Italy, on May 17, 2023. (PIERO CRUCIATTI / ANADOLU AGENCY / AFP)

The Imola racecourse was flooded on May 18, 2023, causing the cancellation of the Formula 1 Grand Prix of Emilia-Romagna, scheduled for Sunday. (STRINGER/AFP)


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