Storm Boris: Helicopter rescues after floods overwhelm Italian town

People climbed on roofs and buildings collapsed as Storm Boris battered northern Italy.

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People were seen climbing on roofs to escape the water as buildings collapsed in Traversara di Bagnacavallo.

The Italian emergency services carried out helicopter rescues after what one eyewitness said was 36 hours of rain.

Storm Boris had earlier swept across Poland, the Czech Republic, Romania and Austria, killing at least 23 people.

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