Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Sunday inspected damage to homes in the Emilia-Romagna region. Pic: AP
The ground in Emilia-Romagna had been parched by drought before the rain fell, making it virtually impermeable, so the rain ran off and rivers overflowed overnight. Antonello Pasini, a climate scientist at Italy's National Research Council, said a trend had been establishing itself.
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