Two dead as strong winds and rain lash Italy
Two people have died as strong winds and heavy rain wreaked havoc across parts of Italy.
A 41-year-old from Lucca, in Tuscany, died when his car was hit by a boulder which fell from an embankment, Il Secolo XIX reported. His female passenger escaped unharmed.
A woman also died after being knocked down by a falling tree as she stepped off a bus while on her way to work in Urbino, Marche, on Thursday morning.
#ultimora #Allerta #maltempo al Centro-Nord. Due morti a #lucca e #urbino http://t.co/7TLcmLlxR6
— Il Fatto Quotidiano (@fattoquotidiano) March 5, 2015
Gale force winds of up to 150km an hour felled hundreds of trees and blew roofs off homes across Tuscany, Liguria, Abruzzo and Marche. Schools have also been closed in the areas worst hit, the newspaper said.
Madonnaaaa che tempoooo Un vento enorme! pic.twitter.com/z7UU0If4sh
— ѕтяαωвєяяу (@xniallscuddles) March 5, 2015
The bad weather, which is expected to subside by Friday morning, also caused power cuts in parts of Tuscany.
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A 41-year-old from Lucca, in Tuscany, died when his car was hit by a boulder which fell from an embankment, Il Secolo XIX reported. His female passenger escaped unharmed.
A woman also died after being knocked down by a falling tree as she stepped off a bus while on her way to work in Urbino, Marche, on Thursday morning.
#ultimora #Allerta #maltempo al Centro-Nord. Due morti a #lucca e #urbino http://t.co/7TLcmLlxR6
— Il Fatto Quotidiano (@fattoquotidiano) March 5, 2015 Gale force winds of up to 150km an hour felled hundreds of trees and blew roofs off homes across Tuscany, Liguria, Abruzzo and Marche. Schools have also been closed in the areas worst hit, the newspaper said.
Madonnaaaa che tempoooo Un vento enorme! pic.twitter.com/z7UU0If4sh
— ѕтяαωвєяяу (@xniallscuddles) March 5, 2015 The bad weather, which is expected to subside by Friday morning, also caused power cuts in parts of Tuscany.
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