Dozens injured and buildings damaged as tornadoes hit Sicily
Marsala on island’s west coast badly affected after powerful storm approached from Mediterranean
Two tornadoes have struck the coastal town of Marsala in western Sicily, injuring dozens of people, damaging buildings including a school, and overturning cars.
Dozens of people were reported injured, with at least 11 taken to hospital after being struck by flying debris and shattered glass. Among the most seriously injured was a 70-year-old man admitted to Mazara del Vallo hospital in a critical condition with several fractures.
In recent years, people in southern Italy have been bracing for the arrival of a “medicane” – a rare Mediterranean storm with hurricane-like characteristics, capable of producing winds exceeding 60 miles an hour and waves reaching five metres in height.
According to experts, record temperatures in the Mediterranean contributed to the freak storm that sank the Bayesian, a super yacht off the coast of Sicily, in August 2024, killing seven people including the tech tycoon Mike Lynch and his teenage daughter.
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- Marsala on island’s west coast badly affected after powerful storm approached from Mediterranean
- Two tornadoes have struck the coastal town of Marsala in western Sicily, injuring dozens of people, damaging buildings including a school, and overturning cars.
- Dozens of people were reported injured, with at least 11 taken to hospital after being struck by flying debris and shattered glass. Among the most seriously injured was a 70-year-old man admitted to Mazara del Vallo hospital in a critical c
- In recent years, people in southern Italy have been bracing for the arrival of a “medicane” – a rare Mediterranean storm with hurricane-like characteristics, capable of producing winds exceeding 60 miles an hour and waves reaching five metr
- According to experts, record temperatures in the Mediterranean contributed to the freak storm that sank the Bayesian, a super yacht off the coast of Sicily, in August 2024, killing seven people including the tech tycoon Mike Lynch and his t