Torrential rain has triggered landslides and flooding in northern Italy, turning roads into rivers and sending mounds of debris into Lake Como.
Footage showed brown water gushing down the streets of a village on the lake's southwestern tip after heavy rains through the night and into Tuesday.
There were landslides along Lake Como's in Valle d'Intelvi, Brienno and Argegno, with reports of others along the eastern shore, and islands of wood and debris formed along the shoreline between Cernobbio and Como.
Several villages were left isolated after the heavy rainfall blocked off roads or caused them to collapse, while damaged cars, some overturned, were seen strewn across streets.
Lake Como was filled with trees and floating debris on Tuesday after heavy rainfall caused flooding in towns on its shores
Torrential rain has triggered landslides and flooding in northern Italy, turning roads into rivers and sending mounds of debris into Lake Como
The rainfall caused tributaries to swell dangerously, sending water and mud rushing down the mountains into the lake, causing landslides
People work after a landslide hit a house after heavy rain caused flooding in Laglio, a town on the shore of Lake Como in northern Italy
Torrential rain has triggered landslides and flooding in northern Italy, turning roads into rivers and sending mounds of debris into Lake Como
The rainfall caused tributaries to swell dangerously, sending water rushing down the mountains into the lake and causing widespread damage
Footage showed brown water gushing down the streets of a village on the lake's southwestern tip after heavy rains through the night and into Tuesday
Villages around northern Italy's Lake Como saw heavy flooding following days of heavy rainfall, videos showed the torrential downpours
The situation remained precarious in Blevio on Tuesday and residents in Lezzeno were evacuated as a precaution.
The Breggia stream, which flows into Lake Como at Cernobbio, was being monitored. There have not yet been reports of any causalities.
Several villages not on the lake's shores also
