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Rescue crews desperately tried to reach towns and villages in northern Italy still isolated by heavy rains and flooding overnight, as the death toll rose to 13 and authorities began mapping out clean-up and reconstruction plans.
The extreme weather behind this week’s disaster – a prolonged drought punctuated by 36 hours of intense rainfall, two weeks after another downpour – led to two dozen rivers and tributaries bursting their banks.
The force of water sent torrents of mud tearing through…
