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Storms drench Italy, 1 dead in Rome
(Agencies)
Updated: 2008-12-12 14:36

Fire department rescuers ferry stranded people through flood waters near Via Tiburtina in Rome December 11, 2008. Rome's mayor asked authorities to declare a state of emergency in the Italian capital on Thursday after heavy rains and thunderstorms overnight caused floods, disrupted transport and led to at least one death. [Agencies]