The Foreign Office has issued a warning to UK tourists heading to Italy after severe flooding hit the north of the country.
The government department updated its travel advice for the European country on Tuesday afternoon, warning anyone travelling to the affected areas that they may face disruption.
The Foreign Office said: “Severe weather and flooding is currently affecting many areas of Italy, particularly Emilia Romagna and Tuscany. Rail services and roads may be affected.”
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The Foreign Office pointed Brits to the website of Ferrovie dello Stato for further information. It added: “Check with your tour operator or accommodation provider before you travel and follow the instructions of local authorities.”
It comes after heavy rain hit Tuscany overnight on Monday. Two foreign tourists, a five-month-old baby and his grandmother are among those missing on Tuesday after flooding hit the region, firefighters said.
Pisa province was battered by torrential rain on Monday and a local river broke its banks in Montecatini Val di Cecina causing severe flooding in central Tuscany.
The heavy rain also led to the closure of local roads and left 700 homes without electricity, Tuscany president Eugenio Giani wrote in a Facebook post on Monday night, adding that the area had not seen such intense bad weather since 1928.
Italy’s northern Emilia-Romagna region was battered by floods last week, forcing more than 1,000 people from their homes.
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