Crews from Italy’s fire and rescue service worked to drain water from an area near Milan on Thursday, May 16, following
severe flooding in the Lombardy region.Firefighters continued to carry out rescues and pump water out of flooded areas on Thursday, according to
local reports.The neighboring northern Veneto region was also hit by
persistent flooding, and is under a “red alert,” Italian news service
ANSA reported. Credit: Vigili del Fuoco via Storyful