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

Unusually severe flooding continued to keep the central Italian region of Tuscany on high alert on Saturday, with the situation in Pisa particularly worrying. The water level of the Arno is critically high in Pisa,

ROME (AP) — Heavy rains hit the Italian regions of Tuscany and Emilia-Romagna on Friday, pushing the main rivers in the regions above alert levels for flooding. In the central Tuscany region, schools remained closed in several cities, including Florence, where the local administration closed museums, cinemas and theatres.