Heavy rain has swelled rivers and flooded streets in Florence, with authorities issuing a red weather alert for the historic Italian city and its surroundings, urging residents to stay indoors.

Red alerts for extreme weather have been issued for Tuscany and Emilia-Romagna, Ansa newswire reported, with officials monitoring water levels in the Arno River that flows through Florence.

There has been flooding and landslides in parts of northern Italy as red alerts cover cities including Florence and Pisa.

Giani said floodgates and expansion tanks had been opened to ease the pressure on the Arno, the river that runs ... authorities also issued a red weather warning. Some rivers in the region ...

The Arno river, which at the Uffizi Station in ... Tuscany Governor Eugenio Giani called off red alert flood warnings for ...

Heavy rain swelled rivers and flooded streets in an area near Florence on Friday, with authorities issuing a red weather alert for the historic ... the pressure on the Arno, the river that runs ...

Torrential rains have caused Italian authorities to issue red alerts for parts of Tuscany and Emilia-Romagna. Dozens of ...

FLORENCE, Italy - Italian authorities ordered dozens of people in Tuscany to leave their homes on Friday after heavy rains swelled rivers and flooded ...

Several major rivers surpassed alert levels on Friday, raising concerns of widespread flooding. In Tuscany, schools in several cities, including Florence, were closed, as red alerts were issued.

However, the weather improved on Saturday, and the red alert in the Tuscany capital ended at 14:00 local time (13:00 GMT). The level of River Arno is under control in Florence, but the situation ...