A storm system that has wreaked havoc across central Europe brought devastating floods to the northern Italian region of Emilia-Romagna on Thursday for the second year in a row, forcing people to leave their homes and schools to close.

The summer of 2024 has seen various kinds of extreme weather batter Europe. Storm Boris has already caused severe flooding and the deaths of 24 people in Austria and Poland. Greece has been subject to heatwaves and wildfires, and Portugal is suffering with wildfires this week. S torms affected Switzerland, Italy and France in July.

The storm has hit the north-east and central regions of Italy, days after causing widespread flooding in central Europe.

This summer in Europe has been characterised by extreme weather, with blistering heatwaves in Greece and storms in Switzerland, Italy and France in July alone.

More than 50 regions of Italy have issued alerts, as flooding continues to batter Poland and the Czech Republic.

A massive floodwave moving across Central Europe was threatening new areas and raising concerns among residents and leaders.

Italian authorities have evacuated some 1,000 people from homes as the tail end of Storm Boris pummelled a northeastern region that was devastated by deadly flooding last year, regional authorities said on Thursday.

Storm Boris, which has swept through Central and Eastern Europe since last week, has hit northern Italy, causing severe flooding and landslides. Two people are considered missing, and around 1,000 have been evacuated from their homes,