Emergency services airlifted elderly residents to safety from the roof of a house as extreme flooding hit Emilia Romagna in Italy on Wednesday, 17 May.<br /><br />The extreme weather prompted the cancellation of the F1 Grand Prix weekend in Imola as flood water surrounded the circuit, with teams and personnel told to evacuate.<br /><br />Italian authorities have placed the Emilia Romagna region under a red warning due heavy rain and rising levels of the Santerno river.
