Floods swept through parts of the Emilia-Romagna region in northeast Italy on Sunday after heavy rain fell overnight; resulting in one person's death in an area experiencing extreme weather conditions.

Firefighters stated that they found the body of a person who had been reported missing in Puttigino di Zocca, south of Bologna.

Media reported that the victim was a 20-year-old man whose car was swept away by the water.

In the city of Bologna and neighboring areas, about 175 mm of rain fell in a single day, while the record average for the entire month of October is 70 mm, according to regional authorities.

A "state of maximum alert" was declared until midnight Sunday in Bologna and four provinces in the northeastern plains region, despite the rain subsiding.

Authorities stated in a statement that "the extraordinary amount of rain caused flooding in several areas of Bologna, where the waters submerged city streets, and the drainage systems were unable to cope with the water."

The city council said that schools in Bologna will be closed on Monday.

Firefighters released aerial photos showing vast areas of farmland on the outskirts of Bologna partially submerged in water.

More than 2,100 people were evacuated and electricity was cut off to about 15,000.

By Sunday afternoon, power was out for about four thousand people, according to regional authorities.

The Reno, Enza, and Secchia rivers, along with their tributaries and branching streams, overflowed, and authorities warned of potential landslides in mountainous areas.

Regional authorities indicated that 15 water bodies "exceeded the warning threshold," with eight rivers surpassing the third level and maximum on the designated warning scale for rising water levels.

Authorities noted that some rivers recorded levels higher than those recorded in May 2023 when the area was devastated by heavy rains and flooding, resulting in 17 deaths.

Those floods were described as the worst in Italy in a century. In September, Storm Boris struck the region, causing further flooding.

Experts say that climate change due to greenhouse gas emissions from human activities is making extreme weather phenomena like heavy rainfall and flooding more frequent and severe.