Storms keep Sicily under control.
In addition to heavy rain and storms, tornadoes repeatedly form off the coast of the holiday island.
Modica - Sicily has been hit again by storms, in which there was another death.
A hurricane swept across the east of the holiday island two weeks ago.
On Wednesday morning (November 17), a man was hit by a tornado in the municipality of Modica in the south of the Italian Mediterranean island.
The man did not survive this.
Storm in Italy: Tornado kills
The fire brigade announced this on Twitter.
A first reconstruction showed that the man went outside because he feared damage to his house from the storm, reported the news agency Ansa.
But then he was hit by the tornado and killed.
Tornados again: This morning in Sicily between Modica and Comiso 🌪🌪 Several buildings were damaged, at least one person was killed.
Follow thunderstorms now in WetterRadar: https://t.co/YYvCfWAjJA#Tornado #Sicily #Unwetter #Italien #Wetter pic.twitter.com/lbbenFURwL
- wetteronline.de (@WetterOnline) November 17, 2021
Storms and tornadoes in Sicily
As already several times in the past few weeks, storms with heavy rain and storms are sweeping over Sicily.
Since Tuesday, tornadoes have been forming off the coast of the island, causing fear among the residents on land.
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Storms in Sicily cause numerous damage.
© Francesco Ruta / ANSA via ZUMA Press / dpa
In addition, some heavy hail showers and floods were reported.
At the end of October, three people died in severe floods in eastern Sicily near Catania.
According to
daswetter.com
, the
strongest thunderstorms hit
Licata, Gela, Ragusa, the area around Syracuse and Catania, where there was also a hailstorm.
Two tornadoes hit Licata and caused several damage.
A total of five tornadoes were registered in Sicily on Wednesday, but it could have been more, explains
daswetter.com.
(dpa / jsch)
List of rubric lists: © Francesco Ruta / ANSA via ZUMA Press / dpa
