Foreign Office issues warning to UK tourists travelling to Italy as 'severe weather' causes chaos
UK tourists planning a trip to Italy are being alerted by the Foreign Office about severe flooding in the north of the country.
The government department updated its travel advice for the popular European destination on Tuesday (September 24), cautioning travellers about potential disruptions if they're visiting the flood-hit regions. The Foreign Office issued a statement saying: "Severe weather and flooding is currently affecting many areas of Italy, particularly Emilia Romagna and Tuscany.
"Rail services and roads may be affected." For further updates, British nationals are directed to the Ferrovie dello Stato website by the Foreign Office.
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It also advised: "Check with your tour operator or accommodation provider before you travel and follow the instructions of local authorities."
It comes after heavy rain hit Tuscany overnight on Monday. Two foreign tourists, a five-month-old baby and his grandmother are among those missing on Tuesday after flooding hit the region, firefighters said.
Pisa province was battered by torrential rain on Monday and a local river broke its banks in Montecatini Val di Cecina causing severe flooding in central Tuscany.
The heavy rain also led to the closure of local roads and left 700 homes without electricity, Tuscany president Eugenio Giani wrote in a Facebook post on Monday night, adding that the area had not seen such intense bad weather since 1928.
Italy's northern Emilia-Romagna region was battered by floods last week, forcing more than 1,000 people from their homes.