Amin Halitovic News Today

Exceptional rains Wednesday in a drought-struck region of northern Italy swelled rivers over their banks, killing at least eight people, forcing the evacuation of thousands and prompting officials to warn that Italy needs a national plan to combat climate change-induced flooding. The heavy rains also forced Formula One to cancel this weekend’s Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix…

Floods have also hit Croatia, Bosnia and Slovenia.

The death toll from the apocalyptic floods in northern Italy has risen to nine with more heavy rain being forecast as the Italian Grand Prix this weekend was cancelled.

The flood zone covered large parts of four provinces which had been parched by a prolonged drought.

The heavy rains have led Formula One to cancel this weekend’s Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix to not further burden already thinly-stretched emergency crews

CASTEL BOLOGNESE, Italy — Exceptional rains Wednesday in a drought-struck region of northern Italy swelled rivers over their banks, killing at least eight peo

The heavy rains also forced Formula One to cancel this weekend’s Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix to not overtax emergency crews.

CASTEL BOLOGNESE, Italy (AP) -- Exceptional rains Wednesday in a drought-struck region of northern Italy swelled rivers over their banks, killing at least eight people, forcing the evacuation of thousands and prompting officials to warn that Italy needs a national plan to combat climate change-induced flooding.

In the Balkans, the swollen Una river flooded parts of northern Croatia and northwestern Bosnia, where authorities announced a state of emergency.

About half the normal annual rainfall fell in 36 hours, officials said