Within a few hours, the extreme heat that had gripped northern Italy for weeks gave way to rain and flooding. The regions hardest hit by the storm were Liguria, Lombardy and the northern part of Tuscany.

Torrential rain and storms caused landslides and flooding, forcing residents to evacuate.

A campsite with 250 tourists was evacuated in the Brembana Valley in the northern region of Lombardy because of flash flooding on Thursday.

Meanwhile, the central region of Tuscany was struck by lightning for two hours, and around 6,000 residents faced power outages caused by the storms.

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Within a matter of hours, the extreme heat that had gripped northern Italy for weeks gave way to rain and flooding. The regions hardest hit by the storm were Liguria, Lombardy and the northern part of Tuscany.

Torrential rain and storms caused landslides and flooding, forcing residents to evacuate.

A campsite with 250 tourists was evacuated in the Brembana Valley in the northern Lombardy region due to sudden flooding on Thursday.

Meanwhile, the central region of Tuscany was struck by lightning for two hours, and around 6,000 residents faced power outages caused by the storms.

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