Helicopters survey the flood that killed an Italian firefighter after a devastating sudden inundation. Footage shows the Drago aircraft from the National Fire Brigade conducting aerial reconnaissance over the affected areas after a flash flood struck the region between San Severo and Apricena,

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

Firefighters in the capital of Pescara in Abruzzo, Italy, reported receiving more than 200 phone calls for assistance after heavy rainfall caused widespread flooding in the area.

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

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

Heavy rain is expected over much of Italy over the next few days ... of natural disaster across the affected region of southern Poland. According to an interim flood report from the Ministry of the Interior in Austria, up to 1,700 police officers are ...

Floods are already reported in the central city of Pescara while the Italian meteorological service's weather alerts apply from the northern coast of Emilia-Romagna to the far south