GENOA, Italy?? Storms hit northwestern Italy on Friday, killing at least six people and flooding parts of Genoa a week after torrential rain ravaged nearby coastal areas.
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Television footage showed cars floating and people wading knee-deep through flooded streets in Genoa, the largest city on the northwestern coast.
One woman was reportedly crushed by cars being swept away by the water in Genoa.
Authorities described the situation as "extremely serious" and urged people to be careful.
"Don't leave your house, move to higher floors, close shops and don't get in your car for any reason," Genoa's town hall warned on its website during the height of the flooding.
Emergency services said at least six people, including several children, were killed in the floods.
Last week the government declared a state of emergency in the northwestern Liguria region and Tuscany after storms lashed the coastal regions, killing at least 10 people and causing widespread flooding and mudslides.
That flooding brought down bridges and houses. Widespread flooding and mudslides in villages in the picturesque Cinque Terre area cut electricity and blocked roads and railways.
People in some of the towns were evacuated by sea.
The government allocated nearly $100 million in aid for the area.
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Source: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/45165468/ns/weather/
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