Three Dead and Dozens Evacuated During Storm in Northern Italy
The bodies of two people who had been reported missing during the storm in northern Italy were found today, firefighters reported, bringing the death toll in that area to three.
The body of a 64-year-old man and his 33-year-old son, whose car was swept away by the flood, were found near Vicenza in the northeastern region of Veneto. The president of the Veneto region, Luca Zaia, expressed condolences to the woman who lost her husband and son, calling it an "unimaginable tragedy."
The two had signed up as volunteers and were on their way to assist in rescue operations when the accident occurred.
On Thursday, a 90-year-old man was found in his flooded home in Piedmont, in the northwest of the country.
Northern Italy, along with the French and Swiss Alps, was hit by heavy rainfall on Thursday, which turned into snow at higher altitudes, leading to numerous road blockages caused by landslides and floods.
Dozens of people had to be evacuated from flooded areas, sometimes with their domestic animals. In the Aosta Valley, around 5,000 families were left without power on Thursday evening, according to the local electricity provider.
Footage from Agence France-Presse shows streets covered in mud in Monteu da Po, Piedmont, a small town where firefighters found the body of the 90-year-old man yesterday.
Footage from other areas in the region shows streets covered in debris and sludge.
