German grandmother and baby missing in Tuscany floods

The area around Pisa has been battered by heavy rains, which are set to continue until Wednesday.

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The German family of holidaymakers reportedly called emergency services on Monday evening as soon as the nearby River Sterza broke its banks and water started coming into the house from under the door.

Local media said that the language barrier and the rescuers' difficulties in locating the family meant it took some time for firefighters to arrive.

In the meantime, the family tried to climb to the higher floors of the house.

However, as they were doing so the baby fell into the water, Francesco Auriemma, the mayor of the town of Montecatini Val di Cecina, told Italian media.

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