03:08A number of houses were severely damaged in Italy’s northern town of Traversara, following heavy flooding brought by Storm Boris.
Footage filmed on Saturday also shows tractors and bulldozers helping residents clear up debris. Cars were seen stuck, as well as piles of rubbish.
"We don't know where to start," one local said. "We do what we can. There is so much mud [and] we are among the luckiest houses."
Another resident described how he watched the floodwaters rise.
"Inside the house we managed to block it well until 10:00 to 10:30 local time (08:00 GMT) yesterday morning, then the riverbank broke a little further and it went to 1.5 metres of water out here," he added.
More than 1,000 people were affected due to heavy rain and flooding in the region with Traversara among the worst affected villages. On Friday, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni announced on plans to allocate 20 million Euros to the region of Emilia-Romagna, following the disaster.
Swathes of Austria, Romania, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia, and the Czech Republic have also been battered by heavy rains and strong winds this week, triggering floods and mass evacuations.
Thousands have been forced to leave their homes across the continent and 24 people have reportedly been killed. It also left tens of thousands of households without electricity or fresh water.
'We don't know where to start' - Aftermath of severe flooding in Traversara as Storm Boris batters northern Italy
A number of houses were severely damaged in Italy’s northern town of Traversara, following heavy flooding brought by Storm Boris.
Footage filmed on Saturday also shows tractors and bulldozers helping residents clear up debris. Cars were seen stuck, as well as piles of rubbish.
"We don't know where to start," one local said. "We do what we can. There is so much mud [and] we are among the luckiest houses."
Another resident described how he watched the floodwaters rise.
"Inside the house we managed to block it well until 10:00 to 10:30 local time (08:00 GMT) yesterday morning, then the riverbank broke a little further and it went to 1.5 metres of water out here," he added.
More than 1,000 people were affected due to heavy rain and flooding in the region with Traversara among the worst affected villages. On Friday, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni announced on plans to allocate 20 million Euros to the region of Emilia-Romagna, following the disaster.
Swathes of Austria, Romania, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia, and the Czech Republic have also been battered by heavy rains and strong winds this week, triggering floods and mass evacuations.
Thousands have been forced to leave their homes across the continent and 24 people have reportedly been killed. It also left tens of thousands of households without electricity or fresh water.
A number of houses were severely damaged in Italy’s northern town of Traversara, following heavy flooding brought by Storm Boris.
Footage filmed on Saturday also shows tractors and bulldozers helping residents clear up debris. Cars were seen stuck, as well as piles of rubbish.
"We don't know where to start," one local said. "We do what we can. There is so much mud [and] we are among the luckiest houses."
Another resident described how he watched the floodwaters rise.
"Inside the house we managed to block it well until 10:00 to 10:30 local time (08:00 GMT) yesterday morning, then the riverbank broke a little further and it went to 1.5 metres of water out here," he added.
More than 1,000 people were affected due to heavy rain and flooding in the region with Traversara among the worst affected villages. On Friday, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni announced on plans to allocate 20 million Euros to the region of Emilia-Romagna, following the disaster.
Swathes of Austria, Romania, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia, and the Czech Republic have also been battered by heavy rains and strong winds this week, triggering floods and mass evacuations.
Thousands have been forced to leave their homes across the continent and 24 people have reportedly been killed. It also left tens of thousands of households without electricity or fresh water.