Azerbaijan offers condolences to Italy over deadly floods

The Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry has expressed condolences to Italy over the deadly floods.

“We extend heartfelt condolences to the families of victims and injured as a result of natural calamity in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy. Our prayers are with those missing and wish recovery to affected people,” Caliber.Az quotes the ministry as tweeting on May 25.

The worst flash floods in a century claimed 15 lives in Italy last week, leaving 20,000 people homeless and thousands more without power. Two dozen rivers burst their banks in the northern Emilia-Romagna region, causing nearly 300 landslides, affecting 41 cities and towns, damaging 400 roads and submerging 5,000 farms. Cracks in river embankments mean other areas are still at risk.