Rescue teams worked across 14 municipalities on Saturday after Tuscany floods and landslides left residents stranded, the local prefecture said.
Authorities carried out operations in Capraia e Limite, Fucecchio, Rufina, Scandicci, and Sesto Fiorentino, where many people remained isolated due to flooding. Residents in nine other municipalities—Barberino del Mugello, Borgo San Lorenzo, Calenzano, Lastra a Signa, Marradi, Palazzuolo sul Senio, Scarperia e San Piero, and Vaglia—were stranded due to landslides, according to the same source.
The red weather alert issued on Friday for Florence and other cities across Tuscany was downgraded on Saturday as conditions improved. Heavy rain had caused rivers to swell and streets to flood, but water levels began to recede.
The Arno River, which stood at 4.05 metres at the Uffizi Station in Florence on Friday night, well below the second watch level of 5.50 metres, remained below warning levels on Saturday. In Pisa, water levels also stayed within safe limits.
The river Arno in Florence today
Tuscany Governor Eugenio Giani lifted red flood alerts for Florence, Pisa, and several towns, including Ponte a Signa, Montelupo, Empoli, Fucecchio, Pontedera, and San Giovanni alla Vena.
In Emilia-Romagna, where large areas were also on red alert, all rivers dropped below maximum warning levels. The Lamone River, which risked overflowing in Faenza on Friday, stabilised by Saturday.
Despite improving conditions, a red warning remained in place for some areas, including Ravenna, where schools and public venues stayed closed.
In Tuscany, potential floods meant schools shut in the province of Florence, as well as in Mugello, Empoli, and Sesto Fiorentino, where the worst damage was reported. Landslides also affected parts of Prato, Pistoia, and Pisa, local authorities confirmed.
