'Only one person allegedly missing' in Emilia-Romagna floods

(ANSA) - ROME, SEP 20 - Only one person is believed to be missing in Emilia-Romagna floods caused by torrential rain and not two as originally reported, the prefect of Ravenna, Castrese De Rosa, told a press conference on Friday.
    De Rosa said Carabinieri police were working to verify the information but so far "only one person" was missing after a house collapsed at Bagnacavallo near Ravenna, "but we are checking".
    Bagnacavallo Mayor Matteo Giacomoni told ANSA on Thursday that people were being rescued from rooftops after the river Lamone had broken its banks at Traversara causing widespread flooding.
    Overall, nearly 1,500 people were evacuated in Emilia-Romagna amid flooding caused by torrential rain.
    The extreme-weather alert in the region has been extended till Friday night, local authorities said. (ANSA).