Italy declared a state of emergency on Saturday for two flood regions in the north of the country after days of heavy rain. The right-wing government of Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni also provided the regions - Emilia-Romagna and the Marche - with €20 million (about $22 million) in emergency aid.

Floods are already reported in the central city of Pescara while the Italian meteorological service's weather alerts apply from the northern coast of Emilia-Romagna to the far south

Frustrations build as the clean-up starts in flood-hit Emilia-Romagna for the second year in a row:::: Bagnacavallo, Italy:: Roberto Faccani, Former police commander"People are now traumatized and very demotivated.

The storm has hit the north-east and central regions of Italy, days after causing widespread flooding in central Europe.

Central Europe began counting the cost of deadly and devastating floods caused by Storm Boris, as the European Union pledged billions of euro in aid to affected countries and northern Italy became the latest area to be inundated by torrential rain.

Border areas between the Czech Republic and Poland were hit especially hard by floods over the weekend, with Romania and Austria also affected.

A storm system that has wreaked havoc across central Europe brought devastating floods to the northern Italian region of Emilia-Romagna on Thursday for the second year in a row, forcing people to leave their homes and schools to close.

More than 50 regions of Italy have issued alerts, as flooding continues to batter Poland and the Czech Republic.