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.

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 government is set to allocate 20 millions to Emilia Romagna for its immediate needs after this week's devastating floods in the region, Premier Giorgia Meloni's office said after she chaired a video conference meeting on the emergency on Friday.