Rome and the major cities in Italy , on Friday ( 31/1 ) , hit by very bad weather that made the Prime Minister of Italy , Enrico Letta , called on Italians so be very careful and to declare an emergency .
Rainfall between 90 and 130 military has reportedly flushed Rome and surrounding areas in just 24 hours , so make as many as 3,000 people panic and emergency telephone requests for assistance continue to enter .
Heavy rains continue to fall making the ground floor flooded dozens of buildings in the Italian capital , so residents are forced up to the roof of their house to avoid water that reaches a height of three meters . Many families were forced to leave their homes .
Six people from the nomadic tribes living in tents while in Rome was found in good condition by a rescue team after they were hit by landslides.
Meanwhile , firefighters put out a couple of family members who have small children are safe , Il Messaggero daily said , centered in Rome .
A pregnant woman in labor rescued from a pool of water and was immediately taken to the hospital .
Several subway stations were closed in the Italian capital , where the government also advised residents not to use their cars and stay at home .
A man ANSA news agency reported to be in serious condition , after an electric shock in the office , which is flooded , near Rome .
In addition to threatening people , extreme weather waves also disrupt traffic around the historic town and resulted in huge economic losses . Many of the ground floor of the building and the store flooded.
Water that overflowed from the river near the Fiumicino International Airport in Rome forced the local government to suspend train service between the airport and Termini Train Station in central Rome.
There are no reports of the injured , but a passenger reportedly suffered headaches after a train derailed near Viterbo , north of Rome city . The incident reportedly happened due to bad weather .
After a meeting of the Council of Ministers , Letta assured , some of the unity of the emergency response will closely monitor the situation around Rome and other major cities in Italy .
He warned , " very extreme weather makes us have to deal with the river embankment in the area of Rome and other places . "
Despite waves of heavy rain mainly affected the capital, other major cities in Italy including Florence and Venice as well as the region suffered a huge impact sanagt . Some small river embankment collapsed , triggering landslides and massive damage agricultural lands .
More than 1,000 people were evacuated from several buildings whose structures are reported threatened . Meanwhile in the city of Venice in Northern Italy water , high waves triggered by rain rose 140 centimeters above the average rate of sea level so the water soak St Mark 's Square and other famous places .
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