Firefighters' videos on Monday (September 22) showed severe flooding in Como, a city in northern Italy, with water streaming through streets and squares, piling debris and fallen trees, and partially submerging cars. Firefighters were seen working with fire trucks and a helicopter to conduct rescues and check submerged vehicles.

Torrential rains triggered widespread flooding and landslides, engulfing streets in Como's historic centre and forcing the closure of the lakeside road and the state highway.

Firefighters said dozens of interventions were under way after mudslides blocked provincial routes, with residents in Cabiate, in the Como province, and nearby towns rescued by helicopter from upper floors of their homes.

Authorities deployed special earth-moving units to clear debris and secure areas at risk, while the municipality ordered precautionary road closures due to fears of further landslides.

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COMO, ITALY (SEPTEMBER 22, 2025) (ITALIAN FIREFIGHTERS - Access all)

1. FIREFIGHTERS WORKING ON FLOODED STREET, WATER STREAMING DOWN THE STREET

2. DEBRIS AND BRANCHES PILED UP AGAINST A RAILING ON A FLOODED STREET

3. FLOODED SQUARE, FIREFIGHTERS AT THE SCENE

4. FLOODED STREET, FIRE TRUCK IN THE DISTANCE

5. PARTIALLY SUBMERGED STREET SIGNS

6. FIREFIGHTER’S VEHICLE AND FIRE TRUCKS MOVING ON A FLOODED STREET

7. PARTIALLY SUBMERGED CAR

8. FIREFIGHTERS AND FIRE TRUCK in FLOODED STREET

9. FLOODED SQUARE, FIREFIGHTERS AT THE SCENE

10. HELICOPTER FLYING

11. WATER CASCADING OVER STREETS, FALLEN TREE AND DEBRIS, VEHICLES SUBMERGED ON A FLOODED STREET

12. FIREFIGHTERS CHECKING SUBMERGED VEHICLES