The Italian Coast Guard rescued two elderly people by helicopter from the roof of a house through a skylight after heavy rain caused flooding and landslides in the Emilia-Romagna region, the BBC reports.
By the way, the coast guard published several similar pictures of people who were rescued from balconies and roofs by helicopter.
to #Coastguard for fig @DPCgov we were attracted by soccorsi #EmiliaRomagna. AND #The worm 3 helicopters #Nemo 16 trips were made, 37 people were evacuated, including elderly women and children. I sub hanno tratto in salvo 28 persone, oltre a distribution viveri e medicinali salvavita pic.twitter.com/02AcWynPLd
— Coast Guard (@guardiacostiera) May 18, 2023
Thirteen people have died in the Emilia-Romagna region of northern Italy, with more missing after 23 rivers overflowed, inundating 42 municipalities.
A means air #Coastguard continuano ad operare per @DPCgov nell’entroterra ravennate. Queste le immagini del complexo intervento del #Nemo12 che ha recuperato una donna in stato di gravidanza. Da questa mattina 9 le persone tratte in alvo dall’alto dall’elicottero GC pic.twitter.com/JtMkbrboau
— Coast Guard (@guardiacostiera) May 17, 2023
The death toll rose to 13 on Thursday when four more bodies were recovered, compared to figures announced by authorities on Wednesday evening. In the small town of Rus, two people aged 73 and 71 were found dead together in their home, local authorities said.
Approximately 400 roads were damaged or destroyed.
At least 10,000 people were forced to leave their homes, and many of those who remained in flooded areas were without power. One of the lifeless bodies, that of a woman, washed up from her home on a beach about 20 km away
Source: Hot News
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