Europe hit by severe floods in the north and heatwaves in the south

Heavy rainfall and storms wreak havoc across northern Italy, France and Germany, whilst southern Italy endures an unseasonal heatwave.

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00:00 Northern Italy has been hit by severe storms and heavy rainfall, leaving several regions,

00:07 including Padua and Vicenza, submerged. Emergency services have been mobilized, using dinghies

00:15 to rescue residents from flooded homes, while cars float in the inundated streets. France

00:21 is also experiencing severe weather, with Météo France placing 39 departments under

00:28 yellow alert for thunderstorms. This includes parts of the Ile-de-France region, where Paris,

00:34 the Evelines, Eyssons and Seine-et-Marne departments are. They're on alert for severe storms that

00:40 were due from midday on Saturday.

00:44 Meanwhile in Slovenia, local storms formed a heavy rainfall hit to northeast on Thursday

00:50 evening. And in Stavierska and Gorinska, the rivers swelled up, with some of them bursting

00:56 their banks.

00:57 (whooshing)