Overall Green alert Flood
in Italy

Event summary

This flood can have a low humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.

GDACS ID FL 1102961
Death: 1
Displaced: 116
Countries: Italy
From - To 16 Oct - 23 Oct

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Italy - Floods and landslides, update (ECHO 25 Oct 2024)Mon, 21 Oct 2024 09:50

  • Heavy rainfall continued to affect northern, central and southern Italy over the past 72 hours, causing floods, rivers overflow and triggering landslides that have resulted in casualties and widespread damage. The worst affected is the Emilia-Romagna region, northern Italy, in particular the provinces of Bologna, Modena, Reggio Emilia, Ravenna and Forlì-Cesena.
  • The Italian Civil Protection and media report, as of 21 October, one fatality in the Botteghino di Zocca village, Pianoro municipality, Bologna province due to floods. In addition, the same sources also report approximately 3,100 evacuated people, of which 2,100 people across the Bologna province and around 1,000 people in the Reggio Emilia province.
  • The Copernicus Emergency Management Service (EMS) was activated in rapid mapping mode () on 20 October to provide the damage assessment over Bologna, Modena and Reggio Emilia provinces. 
  • Over the next 48 hours, no more rainfall is forecast over the whole Emilia-Romagna region. The orange alert for hydrogeological and hydraulic risk issued by the Italian Civil Protection over this region is still in force.
Italy - Floods and landslides, update (ECHO 25 Oct 2024)Tue, 22 Oct 2024 10:31

  • Heavy rainfall has continued to affect southern Italy, in particular the Calabria, and the Sicily regions over the last 36 hours, causing floods, and river overflow and triggering several landslides that have resulted in damage.
  • Media report, as of 22 October, eleven rescued persons in the Lamezia Terme city area, Catanzaro province, southern Calabria region. In addition, media also reports one collapsed bridge.
  • Over the next 72 hours, light rainfall is forecast over the Calabria and the Sicily regions.
Flood in Italy - Copernicus EMS activationTue, 22 Oct 2024 06:30

[EMSR771] Flood in Emilia- Romagna, Italy
Flood in Italy - Copernicus EMS activationMon, 21 Oct 2024 16:45

[EMSR771] Flood in Emilia- Romagna, Italy
Flood in Italy - Copernicus EMS activationThu, 24 Oct 2024 05:15

[EMSR771] Flood in Emilia- Romagna, Italy
Flood in Italy - Copernicus EMS activationFri, 25 Oct 2024 14:50

[EMSR771] Flood in Emilia- Romagna, Italy
Italy - Severe weather, floods and landslide (ECHO 23 Oct 2024)Fri, 18 Oct 2024 10:15

  • Heavy rainfall and thunderstorms started on 16 October have continued to affect the north-western part of Italy, including Tuscany, with the Liguria region as the worst affected, causing floods, landslides, and severe weather-related incidents that have resulted in casualties and damage.
  • Several roads have been blocked due to the overflow of the Entella river in Chiavari and Lavagna municipalities and of some streams in Recco and Sori municipalities in Genova province. In addition, in Siena city in Tuscany, train disruptions have been recorded. School classes are suspended in Siena, and Savona provinces, and in some municipalities in Genova province.
  • On 18 October, more heavy rainfall is forecast over northern Italy, gradually subsiding during the day, and more heavy rainfall is expected on 19 October over the whole country.
Northern Italy, Mid-October 2024Severe weather including strong winds and heavy rain affected areas of northern Italy from 16 October 2024. Heavy rain triggered flooding and landslides in areas of Liguria and Piedmont regions, as of 17 October 2024. Traffic and public transport were disrupted, including some flights. Schools were closed in some areas.Thu 17 Oct 2024FloodList provided by Copernicus GloFAS
Detailed event map. European Union, 2024. Map produced by EC-JRC.
The boundaries and the names shown on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the European Union.

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