Tuscany to request 'state of national calamity'

(ANSA) - ROME, OCT 18 - Tuscany Governor Eugenio Giani said he will declare Friday a state of regional calamity and will request a state of national calamity for some locations after the Cornia river broke its banks near Livorno flooding the area of Campiglia Marittima due to bad weather that has hit the central Italian region.
    Livorno and Siena were among areas in Tuscany pummelled by a fresh bout of bad weather.
    "The alarm is until 1 pm" Friday, Giani said, adding that bad weather, with heavy rainfall, has been forecast in Tuscany throughout the day but will be less intense in the afternoon.
    (ANSA).