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The Erro flooded areas of Pontinvrea the Bormida river overflowed in Cairo Montenotte and the Letimbro caused flooding in the city of Savona.

Several rivers broke their banks in the region.

Furthermore figures from ARPAL show the station at Rossiglione recorded more than 900 mm of rain in 24 hours. The region’s environment agency, Agenzia Regionale Protezione Ambiente Ligure (ARPAL) reported 1 hour rainfall totals of 145.2 mm in Cairo Montenotte, 178.2 mm in Urbe and 181 mm in Vicomorasso, which is a new national record. As much as 604 mm of rain fell in 12 hours in Rossiglione and 540 mm in 12 hours in Savona, Toti said. The president said the situation was critical and could worsen, especially given the extreme levels of rainfall. In a statement during the evening of 04 October, President of Liguria Giovanni Toti, said “At the moment almost all emergency situations are concentrated in the Savona area, in the Bormida valley and in the hinterland of Genoa in the Stura valley.” The worst of the flooding struck in Liguria Region and in particular the province and city of Savona. Red Alerts (highest level) were issued for the regions of Liguria, Piedmont and Lombardy. Severe weather was reported across northern and central areas of Italy on 04 October. Photo via President of Liguria Giovanni Toti / Facebook Floods in Liguria Region, Italy, 04 October 2021. Liguria’s environment agency reported a record 181 mm of rainfall in just 1 hour and over 900 mm in 24 hours. Staggering amounts of rain fell in northern Italy on 04 October 2021, causing floods and landslides in Liguria and Piedmont Regions.