Torrential rains fell in Catania on Tuesday October 26.
The floods have killed at least two people in the second city of Sicily, reports
Le Parisien
.
One of the victims is a 53-year-old man, drowned in his flooded vehicle in Gravina di Catania, a suburb of the city.
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Hundreds of motorists were stranded in Piazza Duomo and many streets in the city center, stricken by the bad weather.
“
Since yesterday, our city has experienced a dramatic situation linked to the weather conditions that afflict the entire eastern part of Sicily,
” wrote the mayor of Catania, Salvo Pogliese, on Facebook.
He evokes an unprecedented catastrophe.
“
150 millimeters fell in a few hours,
” he adds.
After yesterday's floods, which mainly affected the southern area of the city and the Calatino, a violent storm is straining the city this morning, according to information from
La Repubblica
.
Residents are invited to stay at home.
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