Heavy rain has swelled rivers and flooded streets in Florence, with authorities issuing a red weather alert for the historic Italian city and its surroundings, urging residents to stay indoors.

The fire service published images of cars partially submerged in water in the Sesto Fiorentino neighbourhood north of Florence’s historic centre. It said that by mid-morning today it had ...

ROME, Italy — Heavy rain swelled rivers and flooded streets in Florence on Friday ... The fire service published images of cars partially submerged in water in the Sesto Fiorentino neighbourhood ...