--- title: Photos of Floods in Italy Show Deadly Impact description: Deadly floods swept through Northern Italy on Wednesday, killing at least eight people, and thousands more evacuating the region. canonical: https://time.com/6280579/italy-flooding-deadly-photos/ author: Simmone Shah article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2023-05-17T17:17:04.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-04T08:03:36.514Z article:section: Climate og:title: These Photos Show the Deadly Impact of Floods in Italy og:description: Persistent, heavy rain led Italian authorities to place the Emilia Romagna region under a red threat-level warning og:url: https://time.com/6280579/italy-flooding-deadly-photos/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1ba5a9b1df39cb39/698a3d05929fad88ddbf9d70/italy-flooding-savio-river-01.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 2400 og:image:height: 1350 og:image:alt: Italy Flooding og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: These Photos Show the Deadly Impact of Floods in Italy twitter:description: Persistent, heavy rain led Italian authorities to place the Emilia Romagna region under a red threat-level warning twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1ba5a9b1df39cb39/698a3d05929fad88ddbf9d70/italy-flooding-savio-river-01.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 --- # These Photos Show the Deadly Impact of Floods in Italy > Sponsored content. 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This weekend’s Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix in northern Italy was canceled Wednesday because of deadly floods in the region._ May 17, 2023 5:17 PM UTC  A view of the swollen Santerno River behind the Enzo e Dino Ferrari circuit, in Imola, Italy, on May 17, 2023. A view of the swollen Santerno River behind the Enzo e Dino Ferrari circuit, in Imola, Italy, on May 17, 2023. Luca Bruno—AP  by [Simmone Shah](https://time.com/author/simmone-shah/)  ## Simmone Shah Reporter May 17, 2023 5:17 PM UTC Deadly floods swept through Northern Italy on Wednesday, killing at least eight people, and thousands more evacuating the region. Persistent, heavy rain led Italian authorities to place the Emilia Romagna region under a red threat-level warning due to the potential of flooding and landslides. The worst hit areas of the region received almost 20 inches of rain in 36 hours, according to the New York [_Times_](https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/17/sports/autoracing/f1-cancel-imola-flooding.html). [_AP_](https://apnews.com/article/italy-floods-drought-59db3225a5d4b170a1cb03c0ab40b000) reported that the country’s deputy chief of the Civil Protection agency, Titti Postiglione, said that rescue operations for those needing emergency evacuations were particularly difficult given so many roads and routes were flooded and phone service interrupted. Extreme weather events have been on the rise in Italy. In 2022, the hottest year on record in Italy, 310 extreme weather events were registered, resulting in the deaths of 29 people, according to [Legambiente](https://www.ansa.it/english/news/general%5Fnews/2022/12/30/2022-dark-for-climate-310-extreme-weather-events-29-dead%5F13d76087-69b9-4698-9855-ddf7d5773559.html), an environmental group. --- ### More from TIME --- Formula 1’s Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix was set to be held in Imola this weekend (May 19-21), but was canceled, with the organization saying in a Twitter [statement](https://twitter.com/F1/status/1658793544918679553?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet) on May 17th that they did not want to burden the emergency services in the region as they deal with extreme weather conditions. Thousands of fans were set to descend onto the region this weekend for the race. Italy’s deputy prime minister, Matteo Salvini, had called for the race to be postponed as the extreme weather conditions hit the region. He said in a [statement](https://twitter.com/matteosalvinimi/status/1658788706814181377) it was “imperative to concentrate all efforts on coping with the emergency”, and avoid a traffic overload in an area still in need of relief. The area’s electricity and cell phone networks have also been severely affected. The Formula 1 season features a globe-spanning circuit that travels from country to country on a tight schedule. One leg was held in Miami two weeks ago and the circuit will move on to Monaco by the end of the month. It is unclear if the event in Italy will be rescheduled. If it is not, the circuit will have 22 F1 races this year, rather than setting a record as planned with 23.  Flooding in Faenza where the Lamone river has flooded a large part of the city on May 17. Michele Lapini—IPA/Reuters  Flooded cars are pictured on a street in Cesena on May 17. Alessandro Serrano—AFP/Getty Images  A member of the Italian Red Cross helps a resident evacuate after the flooding of the Savio river, in Cesena, on May 16. Max Cavallari—EPA-EFE/Shutterstock  Damage and flooding in Rimini on May 17. IPA/Sipa USA/Reuters  Cars displaced by the flooding of the Savio river in Cesena on May 17. Alessandro Serrano—AGF/Shutterstock  A pedestrian walks in a flooded street in Castel Bolognese, near Imola, on May 17. Piero Cruciatti—Anadolu Agency/Getty Images  Flooded bungalows in Cesena on May 17. Alessandro Serrano—AFP/Getty Images  A collapsed bridge can be seen in the aftermath of a heavy rain that hit Italy's northern Emilia-Romagna region, in Budrio near Bologna, on May 17. Claudia Greco—Reuters  Rescue workers help residents during the flooding in Cesena on May 17. IPA/Sipa USA/Reuters  Damaged furniture from flooding sits outside of a home in Cesena on May 17. Alessandro Serrano—AGF/Shutterstock  An overhead view of the flooding in Cesena on May 17. 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