Overview

• A 92-year-old man drowned in Monteu da Po, near Turin, as floodwaters engulfed his home during heavy rains in Piedmont.
• The Po River and several tributaries have overflowed, leading to widespread flooding and infrastructure closures in northern Italy.
• Over 100 municipalities in Piedmont are under red alert, with President Alberto Cirio declaring a regional state of emergency.
• Cross-border travel has been severely impacted, with rail services between Italy and Switzerland disrupted and major Alpine passes and tunnels closed due to heavy snow.
• The German Foreign Office has issued travel warnings for Italy’s Piedmont and Aosta Valley, as well as parts of the French and Swiss Alps, citing life-threatening weather conditions.