Parma Mayor Federico Pizzarotti
on Monday night described the situation as "much worse than
expected" after the Baganza River broke its banks, leaving parts
of the northern city buried in mud.
"This kind of event leaves a city that is injured and
fragile," wrote Pizzarotti on his Facebook profile, listing a
hospital, a centre for the elderly and a bridge among the
structures worst hit.
Telecommunications services have also been badly affected
as a result of the flooding, leaving residents unable to
communicate with the local authorities among other things.
Meanwhile in the northwestern coastal region of Liguria the
emergency alert was lifted Tuesday morning following a let-up in
the torrential rainfall that caused millions of euros in flood
damage in Genoa and killed one person Friday.
However the situation in the beleaguered port city remained
critical, with meteorologists predicting possible fresh
thuderstorms on Tuesday and Wednesday.
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