The Arno river, which runs through Florence and Pisa, is prone to flooding in spring and fall. Read more at straitstimes.com.

A red weather alert issued Friday by authorities in Florence, as well as in major cities across Tuscany, after heavy rain ...

Bad weather on Friday pummelled Tuscany and Emilia-Romagna as several rivers in the two regions were above alert level for ...

ROME : Florence was out of danger due to the “decisive” role of a key floodgate that prevented the Arno river from bursting ...

Florence was out of danger on Saturday due to the "decisive" role of a key floodgate that prevented the Arno river from ...