2017 Livorno floods
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The 2017 Livorno floods took place in Livorno, Italy between 9 and 10 September 2017, causing the death of eight people.[2] The floods were caused by an unusually heavy storm that began on the evening of 9 September and continued on 10 September, and caused over 250 millimeters of rain to fall between 2:00 A.M. and 4:00 A.M. This resulted in the Rio Maggiore and the Rio Ardenza overflowing.[1] The surrounding areas, such as the municipality of Collesalvetti, were also affected by flooding.
The floods inundated roads and the city's train station. They caused landslides, damaged water and gas infrastructure, and forced four people from their homes.[3] Schools in the city temporarily closed.[1] Eight people died: four of the victims were in a flat on Viale Nazario Sauro, two of them were near the Ardenza between Stillo and Sant'Alò, one of them was in the Collinaia area, and one was near the Church of the Apparition.[4]