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Search Continues for German Tourist After Northern Italy Floods

Rescuers in Piedmont enter a third day of searches with fresh rainfall forecast to hinder access.

Overview

  • Authorities say a 64-year-old was swept from a campsite in Spigno Monferrato when a flash flood hit the Valla, while her husband escaped with one dog.
  • Firefighters have deployed helicopters, drones and Turin-based dive teams across the Bormida valley, with landslides and blocked roads slowing the search.
  • Flooding has hit Piedmont, Lombardy and Liguria, with the Seveso overrunning parts of Milan, knee‑deep water near Lake Como and rail disruptions including Como–Chiasso and Savona–Turin.
  • About 20 campsite guests were evacuated to local hotels as crews carried out dozens of rescues from submerged underpasses and stranded vehicles.
  • Meteorologists expect additional rain this week across northern regions, and the wider storm system has already caused fatalities in France and Spain.