The aftermath of a flash flood in the area surrounding Senigallia, Ancona province, central Italy. Photo: EPA-EFE
The aftermath of a flash flood in the area surrounding Senigallia, Ancona province, central Italy. Photo: EPA-EFE
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Floods in Italy kill at least 10; rescues from roofs, trees

  • ‘It was a tsunami’, the mayor of Barbara said of the sudden downpour on Thursday evening that devastated his town in the Marche region, near the Adriatic Sea
  • Children, including a boy swept out of his mother’s arms and a girl trying to escape the floodwaters, were among people still unaccounted for on Friday morning

The aftermath of a flash flood in the area surrounding Senigallia, Ancona province, central Italy. Photo: EPA-EFE
The aftermath of a flash flood in the area surrounding Senigallia, Ancona province, central Italy. Photo: EPA-EFE
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