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Rescue efforts continue after Italy floods

Rescue efforts are continuing in northern Italy following the devastating floods there - with thousands of families living in emergency shelters.

More than 20 rivers have burst their banks in northern Italy, leaving nine people dead and forcing 13,000 from their homes.

Six months' rainfall fell in a day and a half. Rescue efforts are continuing in following the devastating floods and thousands of families have been evacuated and are staying in emergency shelters.

Also in the programme: We'll hear about claims that El Salvador's crackdown on gangs has led to the detention of huge numbers of innocent people; and the musician Sting reflects on 40 years of songwriting success.

(Photo shows the platforms of a train station flooded due to the flooding of a river, in Lugo, near Ravenna, Italy. Credit: Emanuele Valeri/EPA)

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  • Thu 18 May 202313:06GMT

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