Imola Grand Prix Cancelled Amid Severe Flooding in Northern Italy

The Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, which was due to be held at Imola on May 21, has been cancelled by https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.breaking-update-on-the-emilia-romagna-grand-prix-at-imola.14xk8GLh2Lr8wBGdJqhxnO.html Formula One due to severe flooding that has hit northern Italy. Stefano Bonaccini, president of the Emilia Romagna region, https://www.ansa.it/english/news/2023/05/17/eight-killed-by-emilia-romagna-floods_dde8b27e-d3c7-43cb-89c2-8bce34cb4467.html said on May 17 that at least eight people were killed in the flooding, with more people unaccounted for. Thousands have been evacuated after over https://www.3bmeteo.com/giornale-meteo/cronaca-meteo-diretta--devastante-alluvione-in-emilia-romagna--fiumi-esondati--citt-agrave--allagate--vittime--maltempo-anche-nelle-marche---video-689652 two months worth of rain fell in the space of 48 hours. ItalyÕs national fire service, the Vigili del Fuoco, https://www.vigilfuoco.tv/emilia-romagna/forli-cesena/forli/maltempo-emilia-romagna-600-vigili-del-fuoco-impegnati-nei said 600 firefighters from all over the country had carried out at least 450 rescues across Emilia Romagna by May 17. This video, which was recorded on May 16, shows flooding at the Imola circuit. (Footage by Storyful via Getty Images UGC)