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Gorilla hail1/19/2024 ![]() ![]() Sicily’s other major airport in Catania has limited service after a fire in one of the terminals there last week, according to the Catania airport authority. Most budget airlines have been diverted to Trapani airport, according to the Palermo airport authority. Palermo’s Falcone Borsellino airport was closed for several hours on Tuesday due to the fires, but reopened later in the morning with flights from major airlines now being allowed to land and take off with major delays. More than 1,500 people have been evacuated from the affected region and several homes have been damaged. ![]() More than 40 fires broke out in Sicily on Monday night, including one at the Bellolampo landfill that produced poisonous fumes, according to the Italian fire brigade. The woman, who had serious health issues, died because doctors were not able to reach her due to the wildfires, CNN’s affiliate SkyTG24 reported. Of the four fatalities from wildfires, an 88-year-old woman died outside Palermo, Sicily, a government spokesperson told CNN. ![]() The heat is priming the landscape for fires, which have already claimed at least one life. In some parts of Sicily, temperatures reached 47.4 Celsius (117.3 Fahrenheit) on Monday, edging close to the European temperature record of 48.8 degrees Celsius, set in 2021. Last week, 100 people were injured after tennis ball-sized hail rained down in the Veneto region.Īs storms disrupt the north, the south is sweltering under an extreme heat wave. In recent days, northern Italy has been pummeled by severe weather, which has also produced tornadoes and strong winds. Italy’s fire brigade said they responded to 400 emergency calls for fallen trees, roof damage, flooding and broken windows after storms caused widespread damage in the area. On Tuesday alone, extreme weather killed at least six people, according to Italian authorities.Ī teenager and a woman were killed by falling trees as severe storms hit northern Italy in the early hours of Tuesday morning.įour elderly people died as a result of wildfires in the southern island of Sicily and coastal city of Reggio Calabria. About 35 kilometres of forests and scrubland have already been destroyed in the fire, according to ANI.įire Services stated in a news briefing on Thursday that there has been 62 forest fires in Greece in the previous 24 hours.(CNN) - Italy is facing multiple kinds of extreme weather at once, with southern parts of the country scorched by blistering heat, while the north is battered by deadly storms. Authorities had declared the wildfire controlled overnight, but when the gusts grew stronger later on Thursday, firefighters lost control. The heatwave reignited wildfires in southern Greece, prompting new evacuations. Hospitals have been reported to be experiencing an uptick in patients due to the heatwave. Red alerts for high temperatures have been issued for 23 of the country's 27 main cities. Italy, Spain and Greece have been facing unrelenting heat for days. ![]() Italian capital Rome recorded 41 degrees Celsius on Tuesday - a new record. "The wave of bad weather, after having impacted our mountain regions, has now also hit the plains, causing injury to some people," Zaia was quoted by CNN, adding that most injuries were caused by broken glass and people slipping on the hailstones.Ī 53-year-old man riding his bicycle died during the storm when his wife, who was following him with their car, ran over him, Sky24 reported.Įurope has seen severe weather changes this year. ![]()
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