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Orange weather alert: parks to close and tram stop suspended in Florence

Florence is preparing for a spell of severe weather expected from Thursday afternoon until 6 p.m. on Friday, August 21, 2026.

The latest humanitarian mission from Tuscany has delivered medical equipment, food and essential supplies to Ukraine.

A team of 41 Italian firefighters is due to leave for Venezuela on Friday following the recent earthquake.

Geologists and technicians from the University of Florence are carrying out surveys and monitoring activities in Sicily.

Florence has welcomed three young patients from Gaza as part of an Italian government humanitarian assistance program.

Initial checks carried out by emergency operations rooms found no damage to people or property.

The Regional Civil Protection Authority has issued a weather alert for Sunday, July 13, from 7 am to 1 pm.

The alert is in effect from 6:00 PM on Sunday and will remain active throughout Monday, April 14.

Authorities have seized the Eni fuel depot in Calenzano following the explosion on December 9, 2024.

A devastating explosion occurred this morning at the Eni fuel depot in Calenzano, a town near Florence.