
A severe wave of bad weather has hit the Marche region of central Italy in recent hours.
A downpour has hit the Ancona region, where the roads have turned into rivers and so far 7 people have lost their lives.
Firefighters have found in Bettolelle, part of the municipality of Senigallia, the body of a man who drowned while he was in his car.
Among the 3 missing is a child in Barbara, one of the municipalities of the province of Ancona, hit by a wave of bad weather that has caused 7 deaths at the moment. The little boy was with his mother in the car which was blocked by the water. According to what was reconstructed at the time by the rescue teams, the woman was able to leave the car with the child in her arms, but then drowned again. Firefighters rescued him during the night, but there is no trace of the baby.
The area is isolated and the police, the carabinieri, the Civil Defense and the fire brigade have been mobilized to deal with the situation.
In the flooded village of Candiano, the water reached the first floor of the houses, while the electricity supply and telephone connections were interrupted.