Storm Ciaran: 7 Dead, Hundreds Forced To Evacuate In Italy Amid Massive Floods

Storm Ciaran unleashed heavy rains in Italy and killed at least seven individuals.

Officials said that the seventh fatality was a 69-year-old man who was found in the town of Campi Bisenzio, which is about nine miles (15km) north-west of Florence.

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According to authorities, hundreds of residents have been forced to flee from their homes while others have been left without power in Tuscany.

Mass Evacuation Of Residents

Around 300 individuals have been forced to evacuate their homes in Tuscany, while many other families have had their water and power supplies cut.

So far, the weather disturbance has caused €300m (£260m) of damage based on initial estimates by authorities.

Regional governor Eugenio Giani defined the torrential rains as "unprecedented in the past 100 years."

Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni also declared a state of emergency for the worst-hit areas of Tuscany in order to assist the victims.

The government of Italy also allocated an initial €5m to help those affected families living in the worst-hit areas.

To help maintain vigilance, weather alerts have remained in force in several Italian regions.

Furthermore, some schools were still closed after the days that the country had been struck by strong winds and heavy rains.

Cars had been swept away as the River Bisenzio became flooded, with people forced to climb on roofs so that they can save themselves from the massive floods.

The hospitals and medical facilities were flooded, with people in their cars trapped in underpasses.

Moreover, the west coast was also lashed by high waves.

Meanwhile, Livorno and Marina di Pisa, which are located on the coast and towns around Florence, were among the worst affected areas. The floods made the streets of Prato looked like canals and nearby Seano resembled an island.

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Effects In The United Kingdom

On the other hand, around 40 flood warnings have remained in place across the United Kingdom following the aftermath of the storm.

Moreover, nearly 150,000 residences had been left without power after the severe weather caused widespread floods and a huge amount of damage.

Fortunately, no fatality has so far been recorded due to the storm in the UK.

The UK MET Office said that Storm Ciarán has now moved out into the North Sea, and although its influence has largely waned it still fed rain into eastern parts of the UK with a yellow warning for rain raised in Scotland last Friday.

The powerful winds were then expected to die down allowing parts of Scotland and northern England to experience fog patches and even the odd patch of frost.

Frank Saunders, Chief Forecaster with the Met Office, said that after the events of this week, the forecast is moving into a period of a fairly, typical autumnal weather, with breezy conditions and spells of rain and showers, interspersed with some clearer and brighter periods.

"We still have warnings in the forecast, partly because the ground is already so wet but overall conditions are expected to be less impactful than we've seen over the last few days," Saunders said.

Saunders said that aside from scattered showers in the north and west of the UK, the bonfire night will be largely dry and settled. He noted that temperatures would be dipping compared with values last week.

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