Local authorities urge people not to leave their homes unless urgently needed, the weather is only getting worse
The south of Italy was flooded. Photo: collage “Today”
In Italy, after the storm, heavy rains fell. Because of this, part of the island of Sicily was flooded, a record amount of precipitation fell there.
Catania and Calabria were hit hardest, Reuters reported. Streets and squares turned into rivers and lakes, at least two people died.
Photo: REUTERS
Photo: REUTERS
The body of one man, 67 years old, was found in a citrus grove away from where his car had been hit by rising water and mud southwest of Catania. The emergency services also reported that his wife was missing.
Photo: REUTERS
Photo: REUTERS
In addition, the city center was left without electricity and many shops were flooded.
Photo: REUTERS
Photo: REUTERS
The Catanian authorities urged people not to leave their homes and ordered the closure of all shops except grocery and pharmacies. The storm is expected to peak between Thursday and Friday.
Photo: REUTERS
Floods in Europe
Many European countries have experienced flooding this year.
- In early September, in the Spanish province of Alcanar, floods flooded the plains and streets, washed away dozens of cars and caused traffic to stop.
- At the end of July, the streets of the British capital looked more like Venetian canals. The railway stations of Switzerland also went under water.
- Large water in Germany destroyed the railways. The FRG authorities admitted that as a result of the downpour in July, the country faced such large-scale destruction for the first time.
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