The violent weather that runs through Italy on Monday killed at least five people, four of whom were caused by falling trees. The weather should remain bad Tuesday and schools will remain closed in several major cities such as Rome, Venice, Verona and Naples.
Violent winds swept through most of Italy on Monday, killing at least five people and leaving behind a spectacle of fallen trees and flooded rivers. The Italian Civil Protection Agency has issued multiple alerts and called on residents to avoid displacement while many schools remained closed. Two young people were killed by the fall of a tree on their car south of Rome.
The tree falls cost the lives of two others near Rome and Naples. In Liguria, in the north of the country, debris falling from a building killed a woman. Extreme weather conditions have forced many tourist attractions to close, including the Colosseum in Rome and the Roman ruins of Pompeii near Naples.
Access to St. Mark's Square in Venice was also banned while three-quarters of the city was under water, according to local authorities who announced a record-breaking tide of 156 cm in the early post-war period. midday.
The weather should remain bad Tuesday and schools will remain closed in several major cities such as Rome, Venice, Verona and Naples.