Eight people died and thousands were evacuated from their homes after heavy rains caused devastation across Italy's northern Emilia Romagna region, while this weekend's Imola Grand Prix was cancelled, officials said Wednesday. ManilaBulletin
"The city is on its knees, devastated and in pain," said Gian Luca Zattini, the mayor of Forli, a city near Bologna where three people were confirmed dead earlier Wednesday. "It's the end of the world."
Emilia Romagna, one of Italy's richest regions, had already been hit by heavy rain just a fortnight ago, causing floods that left two dead. The flooding caused the cancellation of the Formula One Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, which had been set for on Sunday in Imola."It would not be right to put further pressure on the local authorities and emergency services at this difficult time," they said.Regional President Stefano Bonaccini said Emilia Romagna had been hit "like an earthquake".
"I was born here, I've seen lots of full rivers, but never anything like this," she told AFP by telephone on Wednesday morning, adding that it was still raining.Some 3,000 people had been evacuated from their homes in Bologna, while the mayor of Ravenna said some 5,000 people were being evacuated as a precaution. Around 50,000 people were without electricity.
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