[HIGHLIGHTS] At least nine dead in holiday region: Federal Foreign Office warns against travel to Italy

Floods and landslides in Emilia-Romagna have killed at least nine people. 21 rivers burst their banks and 36 cities and towns were flooded.

"This is the end of the world," says the mayor of Forlì. The Formula 1 race in Imola has been cancelled due to the high level of the Santerno River. There is a threat of further landslides and storm surges in the interior of Italy. The Foreign Office has issued a travel warning for the region.