Impressive images. While violent hailstorms circulated over northern Italy on Friday, it was a rarer weather phenomenon that hit Milan. A tornado crossed the northeast of the city in the morning. The latter was filmed and broadcast on social networks.
confirmed tornado in the urban area of Cernusco sul Naviglio east of Milano about 90 minutes ago @Djpuco @pgroenemeijer
đź“· Marco Rabito pic.twitter.com/zboT5nkqvu
— Unwetter-Freaks (@unwetterfreaks) July 21, 2023
This tornado and bad weather caused several damages in Milan and its surroundings, says the Italian daily Corriere della Sera. "Firefighters carried out about 110 interventions due to floods, roofs and fallen trees," writes the Lombard newspaper.
Gusts to 200km/h
Other rare weather events affected northern Italy. For example, wind gusts of more than 200km/h were recorded near Bergamo, reports the transalpine daily Il Messaggero. A tree, uprooted by the wind, reportedly hit a car and injured all four people on board.
The country is, like its neighbors, also exposed to the heat wave that affects part of Europe. This week, about twenty Italian cities have been placed on red alert heatwave like Rome, the capital.