Watch: Huge clean-up in Italy’s Emilia-Romagna region after hundreds flee deadly Storm Boris

Watch from Italy as cleanup operations began on Friday, 20 September, after devastating floods in Emilia-Romagna.

It came after local media reported around 1,000 residents were evacuated in the northern region following torrential rains.

Three of the region's provinces have been hit by flooded rivers and local mayors have asked people to stay on upper floors or leave their houses.

Residents have also been asked to avoid travelling and work from home whenever possible.

This year's floods come just over 12 months after similarly extreme weather hit Emilia-Romagna in May 2023, claiming 17 lives and causing billions of euros in damages.

At least 20 people have died across central and eastern European nations that have been plagued by severe flooding in recent days, including in Austria, the Czech Republic, Poland and Romania.