Record-breaking rain provoked floods in a vast swath of Tuscany as storm Ciarán pushed into Italy overnight. At least six people were killed in that central Italian region. And a motorist died in Albania. The new deaths on Friday brought the storm's overall death toll in Europe to 14 this week. Italian Civil Protection authorities said that nearly eight inches of rain fell in a three-hour period from the coastal city of Livorno to the inland Mugello valley. Floodwaters trapped residents in their homes, inundated hospitals and overturned cars. Other regions were on high-alert and authorities warned the storm was heading toward southern Italy. Ciarán left at least seven people dead as it swept across Spain, France, Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany on Thursday.
