TERRIFYING floods have plunged Italian tourist hotspots into chaos – as two have been reported missing after a landslide crashed into a house.
Six regions, including Tuscany, have received severe weather warnings after torrential rain turned roads to rivers and swamped entire communities.
Two people have been reported missing after a landslide descended on a home in the town of Brazzano di Cormons, near Gorizia.
Firefighters were scrambled to scour the rubble for residents.
One person was pulled out alive and taken to a nearby hospital where they were treated for a broken leg.
The extreme weather has also caused widespread damage and major disruption to other parts of Friuli Venezia Giulia in Italy’s north eastern region.
Emilia Romagna, Liguria, Lombardy, Tuscany and Umbria are all under high alert following a night of biblical downpours.
Schools in Cormons have shut and some 300 residents in Versa were forced to evacuate after the Torre River flooded.
A number of locals reportedly had to climb onto the roofs of their homes or out of windows to escape the lethal water.
Dozens of emergency personnel have been deployed to help in the rescue operation – with many scouring the area in helicopters and small boats.
Shocking footage shows locals wading through knee-high water as streets are turned into fast-flowing rivers.
Whole communities appear submerged in brown, murky water with a number of homes and infrastructure destroyed.
Earlier this month, Sicily was ransacked by horror floodswhich saw water overrun Piazza Euripide, Syracuse.
Wild video showed parked cars appear submerged in the murky water, while motorists gingerly attempt to pass through the fast-flowing stream.
Italy’s weather forecaster, ItaliaMeteo Agency, issued a severe weather alert and urged locals to remain at home where possible.
It comes after Spain was battered by more horror floods with streets left submerged after a day of hellish rain.
Dramatic footage showed locals running for cover as a huge storm smashed into Barcelona and the Balearic Islands.
Catalan residents were hit with a weather warning urging them all to stay inside and take “extreme precautions” as the worst of the weather approached.
Barcelona firefighters were called out to dozens of emergencies.
At least 16 rescues were carried out after people became trapped in elevators due to electrical failures or flooding.
One building was quickly evacuated amid fears the roof was on the brink of collapse.
The violent storm also caused major disruption at Barcelona‘s El Prat Airport.
At least 47 flights were cancelled, according to local news outlet La Vanguardia.
Delays of up to 90 minutes were being experienced at the airport as of Thursday afternoon.
Several universities in the city were also placed on lockdown to let the storm pass.
Officials placed the city on orange alert and advised locals to avoid travelling as Storm Melissa swept across the Iberian Peninsula.
In Majorca, the fire brigade shared images of a toppled pine tree which had collapsed on a building and was blocking the street.
Palma airport suffered dozens of delays with the resort city nearly brought to a standstill due to hail and rain.
Party island Ibiza also faced torrential rain, intense thunderstorms and lightning strikes.
In the northwestern region of Galicia, there were waves of up to 16ft.
Winds also reached upwards of 80 kilometres per hour.
The violent storm is expected to continue throughout the week.
The regions of Andalucia, Galicia, Catalonia and Aragon are all already on high alert.
