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Friuli Storms Leave Two Missing and 300 Evacuated as Region Declares Emergency

Ongoing rescues draw interregional firefighters, civil protection units, high‑capacity pump teams to the hardest‑hit towns.

Overview

  • A landslide in Brazzano di Cormons buried three homes, with two people missing and one person pulled out alive by firefighters.
  • The Torre River overflowed in Versa, Romans d’Isonzo, prompting the evacuation of about 300 residents who were moved to a municipal gym.
  • The Friuli Venezia Giulia government extended weather alerts, declared a regional emergency and requested national mobilization to support operations.
  • Dozens of interventions were reported, specialized flood‑rescue units and high‑capacity pumps arrived from Veneto and Emilia‑Romagna, and Palmanova hospital basements flooded without affecting patients.
  • Damage extended beyond Friuli to Liguria and Tuscany, while chef Antonia Klugmann’s L’Argine a Vencò was inundated after staff and diners were evacuated.