Europe to be battered by 402-mile wall of rain as heavy flooding hits Italy and France
Maps from WXCharts show cities in Italy and France will be submerged in water bringing in much chaos to the travellers as well as the locals.
Parts of Europe are likely to be battered by a terrifying 402-mile of rain as heavy floods may bring unsettled weather conditions. Popular European countries Italy and France may witness wet weather conditions on October 25, as per the latest weather maps.
Maps from WXCharts show cities in Italy and France will be submerged in water bringing in much chaos to the travellers as well as the locals.
It comes after a wave of bad weather ravaged parts of Italy and central France last week.
The Italian region of Emilia Romagna was reportedly the worst hit - with more than 160 millimetres of rain falling in the city of Bologna.
One person was killed after a car was swept away in a flood wave in the nearby town of Pianoro, and in Castel Maggiore the army was dispatched to support the Fire Department and Civil Protection in rescuing residents, reports Euro News.
More than 300 fire department interventions were carried out in Emilia Romagna, particularly in Bologna where the Ravone, Savena and Zena streams, as well as the Icice River, burst their banks.
And the unsettled weather conditions are likely to continue for a few more days, suggest the weather maps.
According to the weather maps from WXCharts, most parts of France including Paris, Limoges, Bordeaux, Toulouse, Lille and Rouen.
The worst impacted areas are likely to be Limoges, Rouen and Paris, maps show. Temperature levels may hover around 9-10C during this period, as per the weather maps.
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In central France, severe flooding caused extensive damage and widespread power outages. The small village of Limony, located in southeastern France, has been hit particularly hard by the floods. Situated along the Rhône River and at the base of vineyards, the village has faced significant devastation.
More than 1,000 residents were evacuated on Friday, and French Prime Minister Michel Barnier reported that firefighters and rescuers have carried out around 2,300 operations.
With the rain now subsided, many residents have returned to find their homes destroyed by the floodwaters.
Meteo France, the national weather agency, reported that 685.8 millimetres of rain fell in just 48 hours in parts of Ardèche and Lozère.
