Torrential rain and strong winds battered Tuscany, with over 100,000 lightning strikes, rescues in Grosseto and Orbetello, and storm damage from Livorno to Florence.
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Fire Erupts in Industrial Area, Thick Smoke Visible Across Florence
The blaze erupted in a parking area, where three parked semi-trailers were completely engulfed in flames.
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Wildfire Forces Evacuation of 600 Tourists at Coastal Campground in Tuscany
The fire started in a campsite in the Rocchette area, prompting the evacuation of approximately 600 people, most of them tourists.
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Evacuation at Leonardo da Vinci High School in Florence
Leonardo da Vinci State Science High School in Florence were evacuated after a loud noise was heard.
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Coop mall evacuated after fire on roof (Videos and photos)
A Coop shopping mall in Ponte a Greve, in the outskirts of Florence, was evacuated after the roof caught fire on Thursday June 3, 2021.
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Owl caught in the football net saved by the Italian Fire Fighters (Video)
The firefighters of Arezzo, in Tuscany Region, intervened in the Pratantico soccer field to free a beautiful specimen of owl entangled in the fence net: unharmed, it was then released with the assistance of a veterinarian.
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The recovery operations under the collapsed bridge in Genoa
Italian Firefighters and other rescue teams have been working since Tuesday August 14, 2018, to search for survivors among towering slabs of concrete wreckage after a bridge on the A10 motorway.
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Firefighters rushed to Florence’s Uffizi gallery
Firefighters rushed to Florence’s Uffizi gallery on Thursday November 30, 2017.
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Livorno flood death toll up to eight
The death toll of the flash floods that hit Livorno due to storms at the weekend climbed to eight.
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Livorno flooding kills six people at the weekend
Six people were killed and two are missing after floods caused by torrential rain in Livorno at the weekend.
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