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Florence averts disaster thanks to key floodgate

Florence was out of danger due to the "decisive" role of a key floodgate that prevented the Arno river from bursting its banks after heavy rains, Italian authorities said Saturday.About 250 people were evacuated from their homes Friday after the equivalent of a month's worth of rain fell in six hours,

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Florence out of danger thanks to key floodgate

Florence was out of danger due to the "decisive" role of a key floodgate that prevented the Arno River from bursting its banks after heavy rains, Italian authorities said.

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Red Alerts in Florence and Pisa: Severe flooding

Authorities in Italy have placed Florence, Pisa, and surrounding areas under a red weather alert due to heavy rainfall and severe flooding.

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Italy on 'red alert' as heavy rains cause flooding

Italian authorities issue a red weather alert after heavy rains swell rivers:: March 14, 2025:: Florence, ItalyRiver Arno, usually a tranquil waterway in the historical city of Florence, was swollen beyond its usual banks with rapid currents carrying an assortment of debris including branches and a car tire.

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Florence alert eases as Arno river under control

A red weather alert issued Friday by authorities in Florence, as well as in major cities across Tuscany, after heavy rain swelled rivers and flooded streets was eased on Saturday when weather conditions improved.

Florence out of danger after heavy rains, thanks to key floodgate: Tuscany president

The Arno river, which runs through Florence and Pisa, is prone to flooding in spring and fall. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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Bad weather in Tuscany, Florence: the Arno flood has passed, but the red alert remains

Florence and Pisa have overcome the critical phase of bad weather, but the red alert remains active in several provinces of ...

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LATEST: Dozens evacuated in Italy's flood-hit Tuscany

Italian authorities ordered dozens of people in Tuscany to leave their homes Friday after heavy rains swelled rivers and ...

Florence and Pisa on alert as flooding hits northern Italy

Heavy rains hit the northern Italian regions of Tuscany and Emilia-Romagna, pushing the main rivers in the regions above ...

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Bad weather, red alert in Tuscany, Arno at risk of flooding. Extraordinary mobilization in Emilia-Romagna

Romagna, with the Arno threatening to flood in Florence and Pisa. Schools closed, lower floors in the riverbed evacuated as a ...

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Florence Neighborhoods

The Ponte Vecchio spans the Arno River and connects the two sides of Florence. Originally built in 1345, it still follows the very old tradition of containing shops. Since the 1590s, it has been ...

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Floods in Tuscany but Florence breathes a sigh of relief

Unusually severe flooding continued to keep the central Italian region of Tuscany on high alert on Saturday, with the ...

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