Hail the size of oranges has injured 18 people in an Italian Adriatic city, while a blaze in Sicily forced beach-goers to flee.
Italian news agency ANSA quoted hospital officials in Pescara as saying that the hailstorm caused cuts and bruises, especially on the head.
WOW!!! BRUTAL #hailstorm with huge hail in Pescara, #Italy this afternoon 10th July! Video via Cottage_viaggi IG #SevereThunderstormWarning #extremeweather pic.twitter.com/jNzPRlPM0h
— WEATHER/ METEO WORLD (@StormchaserUKEU) July 10, 2019
Elsewhere in south-central Italy, hail in Venafro broke windows and windshields.
On the outskirts of San Vito Lo Capo, a Sicilian beach town, it was reported that 750 holidaymakers were able to return to their resort after wind-whipped flames had forced their evacuation by sea overnight.
GIANT…. Hail bombardment during #hailstorm in Pescara, #Italy this afternoon 10th July! Damage has been reported… video via https://t.co/iccuNetvPi #severeweather #extremeweather pic.twitter.com/HC6DQKGkF2
— WEATHER/ METEO WORLD (@StormchaserUKEU) July 10, 2019
In other bad weather in Italy, a tornado swept through the area of Milano Marittima, knocking down some 200 century-old pine trees in the popular Adriatic Sea resort.
Severe downburst this afternoon in #Milano Marritima, Italy this afternoon 10th July! Significant destruction seen…. Video by Cervia e Milano Marritima; #severeweather #extremeweather #tornado pic.twitter.com/jotUvP0W5S
— WEATHER/ METEO WORLD (@StormchaserUKEU) July 10, 2019
Source: www.breakingnews.ie
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