The storm uprooted trees in Tuscany and on the French island of Corsica and ripped away brick shards from St. Mark’s famed bell tower in Venice
Violent thunderstorms and hurricane-force winds left at least seven dead Thursday in France and Italy, uprooting trees in Tuscany and on the French island of Corsica and ripping away brick shards from St. Mark’s famed bell tower in Venice. Dozens of boats in the Mediterranean Sea called for emergency help.
Two people were killed in separate incidents in Tuscany when trees were ripped up by storms Thursday, one near the city of Lucca and another near Carrara. Another four people were injured by falling trees at a campground near Carrara. Winds rose suddenly and were calmed within five minutes, said Carlo Alberto Tesserin, the caretaker of the Basilica and bell tower. “These were not usual winds for us,” Tesserin told The Associated Press.
Hail the size of walnuts pummeled Italy’s Liguria region with enough force to break the windows of homes and damage orchards and gardens. The fierce rains come amid a summer of of drought, heat waves and forest fires across Europe that scientists link to human-caused climate change.
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