Northern Italy received an estimated 20 inches of precipitation in the past 24 hours. The downpour has led to flash flooding and mudslides in the region, anywhere between six and nine people dead, and many others still missing. The rain and floods have blocked roads, swept away bridges, and caused large amounts of damage to cities. People were being evacuated from coastal cities by the Coast Guard. I believe that if this amount of flooding occurred in a lesser developed country, the death toll would have been much higher. Italy's government was able to warn people about the flooding, and evacuate others to safety.
http://hypervocal.com/news/2011/severe-flash-floods-in-italy-kill-at-least-six-destroy-cinque-terre-villages/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E90-9f2OOg4
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