Two people are dead, and two others who were missing were later found alive after a wave of violent storms caused flooding many areas of northern Italy.
The extreme weather has caused major damage and massive disruption for rail and road traffic, with many schools closed, prompting the Piedmont region to declare a state of emergency in the province of Alessandria. Even the region of Liguria was hit by violent storms.
A taxi driver was killed when his car was swept away after a river burst its banks in the Serravalle area of Alessandria.
- A car hit by the landslide that damaged the first floors of a building in Rossiglione, Genoa, Liguria, northern Italy. EPA-EFE/LUCA ZENNARO
A passenger escaped the vehicle and survived by clinging to a nearby tree, according to local media.
Italian news agency ANSA reported that another driver, an 81-year-old pensioner, died in a car accident caused by torrential rain in Strambino, near Turin.
- A small church dating back to the XVII century destroyed by a landslide, Campo Ligure, Genoa, Liguria, northern Italy. EPA-EFE/LUCA ZENNARO
The extreme weather has caused major damage and traffic disruptions.
Around 253 millimetres of rain fell in some parts of the northern Italy over 12 hours, local authorities said.
The Po river rose by over 3.5 metres over a 24-hour period, according to Italian agricultural association Coldiretti.
Lake Maggiore was also nearing a historic level.
Parts of Piedmont will remain on yellow (medium) alert on Wednesday as more bad weather is expected.
