- At least ten people were killed after torrential overnight rains caused flooding in Italy’s Marche region on Friday.
- Around 400 millimetres (15.7 inches) of rain fell within two to three hours, inundating the streets of several towns around the region’s capital Ancona on the Adriatic coast.
- The head of the national civil protection agency Fabrizio Curcio was heading to Ancona to assess the damage, while party chiefs campaigning for Italy’s Septempter 25 election expressed their solidarity.
Italy: Fatal floods hit central Marche region 16.09.2022
