Formula One fans have been rocked by the news the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix has been cancelled due to the deadly floods in Italy that have already claimed several lives, APA reports citing Yahoo sport.
Reports overnight indicate that as many as nine people have been killed in Italy’s northern Emilia-Romagna region, with more unaccounted for and at least least 50,000 people across the region left without power.
Torrential rain and flooding has smashed the area where the F1 Grand Prix is held. The paddock at the track was evacuated earlier this because of fears of flooding and teams were advised not to enter the premises on Wednesday, before a call was eventually made to scrap the event.
Organisers of the race concede it's unlikely they'll be able to reschedule the race due to F1's already packed race calendar. It's understandably a devastating blow to the race and the sport, however, officials said the safety of fans, competitors and officials had to take precedence.
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Eight people have been killed and several are missing after heavy rains caused flooding in Italy's northern Emilia-Romagna region, officials say, APA reports citing BBC.
About 10,000 people have been evacuated, and some had to be rescued from roofs by helicopter.
The authorities say 14 rivers have broken their banks, flooding 23 towns. The mayor of Ravenna says his city is now "unrecognisable".
The Emilia-Romagna F1 Grand Prix this weekend has now been cancelled.
Discussions on Wednesday between local authorities and organisers of the race at Imola concluded that the event could not go ahead.
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