Romagna, dramatic scenes unfolded as helicopters from the Italian Fire Brigade and Air Force heroically airlifted residents from their rooftops, offering a lifeline in a region where rain has turned streets into rivers.

Frustrations build as the clean-up starts in flood-hit Emilia-Romagna for the second year in a row:::: Bagnacavallo, Italy:: Roberto Faccani, Former police commander"People are now traumatized and very demotivated.

A warning of “severe flooding” across parts of Italy has been issued by the Foreign Office. The updated travel advice came as Storm Boris struck the Emilia-Romanga region after causing extensive damage due to flooding across central and eastern Europe.