Lamborghini, the Italian luxury sports car company, has donated €1 million to a relief fund for the Emilia-Romagna region where floods have caused widespread devastation and claimed the lives of at least 15 people. The money will go to the "Un aiuto per l’Emilia-Romagna" fund organised by civil protection authorities currently engaged in a major relief operation across the region.

The company, which is based in the Bologna area of Emilia-Romagna, has also cancelled events to celebrate its upcoming 60th anniversary as a mark of respect. “Automobili Lamborghini has always been attentive and sensitive to the territory that hosts it" - said the company's president and CEO Stephan Winkelmann.