Eugenio Giani, head of the central Tuscany region that includes Florence and Pisa, told citizens to exercise "maximum care and attention", warning of "intense and persistent rain" during the day.

Heavy rain swelled rivers and flooded streets in an area near Florence on Friday, with authorities issuing a red weather alert for the historic Italian city and its surroundings and urging ...

Natural Resources Wales defended issuing a flood warning while water was already a foot-deep in the streets of Pontypridd, raising the risk of “crying wolf” with false alerts. The Senedd’s climate ...

Most flood deaths occur in vehicles." A flash flood warning is issued when a flash flood is imminent or occurring. If you are in a flood-prone area, move immediately to high ground. A flash flood ...

Lockyer Valley acting mayor Chris Wilson said residents had been given plenty of warning, with police doorknocking the homeowners still within the flood zone. Grantham's Railway Bridge flooding ...

We're shutting down our live coverage of ex-Cyclone Alfred for the day. You can continue to get up-to-date weather advice and warnings from the Bureau of Meteorology website. A tent city of rough ...

Severe weather warnings remain in place for parts of the Northern Rivers, Northwest Slopes and Plains, Northern Tablelands and Mid North Coast, while flood warnings continue for south-east ...

Picture: Contributed The emergency alert was issued 7.18am Monday, March 10 and was a flood watch and act message from the Sunshine Coast Local Disaster Management Group. “Intense rainfall has ...

Mr Crisafulli said the flood-prone area, west of Brisbane, was a "major area of focus" today. Meanwhile, there are Watch and Act alerts for the Gold Coast and Sunshine Coast. A Watch and Act ...

Emergency flood alerts have been issued and more than 200,000 homes and businesses are still without power.

Hundreds of thousands of people are under a blackout in Queensland, while flood warnings remain in place across New South Wales, after ex-Cyclone Alfred left a trail of destruction along Australia ...

Fears that Lismore could again be inundated have eased with downgrading of flood warnings on Sunday but prepare-to-evacuate alerts have been issued by the NSW State Emergency Service for low-lying ...