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Weather crisis strikes Italy

Weather emergency in Venice

Weather emergency In Venice, italy, on 29 October 2018 due to the High water. Source: AAAP Image/ Giacomo Cosua/NurPhoto/Sipa USA

Strong winds, heavy rain and floods caused victims in six regions.


Six regions are on red alert due to a wave of storms, torrential rain and gales that is battering Italy. The regions on maximum alert are Lombardy, Veneto, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Liguria, Trentino-Alto Adige and Abruzzo, with gusts of wind reaching 100 km/h in some cases. Andrea Eusebio, from news agency Alanews, has the latest updates.


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