Severe rainstorms flood the streets of Milan

The Italian city of Milan woke up this Tuesday with water up to its neck.

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00:00 The Italian city of Milan woke up Tuesday morning to this.

00:04 Torrential rain and a violent storm in the early hours caused the river Seveso, which

00:08 flows under the city, to overflow.

00:10 Local authorities say they are building huge vats underground to catch the floodwaters,

00:15 but other cities in the Lombardia region are not so prepared.

00:20 It is clear that we have not seen such floods since 2014.

00:24 This tells us that it is necessary to work on the vats.

00:28 The one in Milan is ready.

00:30 They are doing the last tests of the pumps.

00:32 It will be in service by the end of November.

00:34 But all those in the Lombardia region are missing.

00:37 According to the Italian Met Office, 45 millimeters of rain fell on Milan between midnight and 7.30 am.

00:44 Five regions in the north of the country have orange weather warnings in place,

00:48 while Veneto is on red alert.

00:50 But meteorologists say the stormy weather will soon ease before moving south,

00:54 which is still experiencing an unusually hot autumn.

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