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One dead, eight regions on alert as severe weather sweeps across Italy

December 24, 2024

Rome, Dec 24

A 45-year-old woman died and another was hospitalised after being struck by a fallen tree amid strong gales in Italy, local authorities confirmed.

The incident occurred in a park near a children's playground in eastern Rome on Monday, state-run Rai News 24 reported. Rome's prosecution office has opened an involuntary manslaughter investigation.

In a separate incident in Ancona, central Italy, strong winds reaching up to 100 kilometres per hour toppled a tree onto three empty buses parked nearby, the local emergency center said.

Eight Italian regions remain under a yellow alert for potential disruption due to extreme weather, according to the national Civil Protection warning system. The agency highlighted hydrogeological and wind risks across regions including central Abruzzo, southern Calabria, and Sicily, news agency reported.

Meanwhile, regional authorities in northern Lombardy issued an orange alert for Milan, warning of similar risks on Monday and Tuesday.

The Italian Department of Civil Protection, along with regional authorities, has issued warnings for severe weather, particularly foreseeing gale-force winds and potential flooding.

 

 

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