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An attempt to get the two girls to the hospital by helicopter failed due to the strong wind.
ROM. Strong storms hit northern and central Italy on Sunday night. At least three deaths were reported. Two sisters, aged three and 14, died after a tree fell on the tent due to a strong sirocco wind, in which the two slept in a camp in the Tuscan coastal town of Marina di Massa. A whirlwind formed around 7 am A four-and-a-half meter long poplar tree fell and fell on the girls’ heads.
A third sister was also injured at the age of 19. An attempt to take the two girls to the hospital by helicopter failed due to the strong wind, local media reported on Sunday. The two children were taken to the hospital by ambulance, where they died on Sunday. The family had come from Turin to spend a vacation in Tuscany.
“A vacation turned into a tragedy,” Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte tweeted. “The tragic death of the two sisters hurts us deeply.”
The tragic death of the two sisters who were on vacation in Marina di Massa hurts us deeply. A vacation turned into a tragedy. A strong and touching hug for parents and their families.
– Giuseppe Conte (@GiuseppeConteIT) August 30, 2020
51 years drowned in the sea
A 51-year-old man who jumped into the sea on Saturday afternoon at Punta Bianca in Liguria despite the strong surf, disappeared in the floods and drowned. A 38-year-old man from the Varese province disappeared after being swept away by an overflowing river. The search operation had to be interrupted by heavy rains in the area, Italian media reported.
Fire brigade units were on duty for hours to limit the damage caused by the storms, which mainly affected the Milan area. Basements and apartments were flooded, trees fell and several houses were badly damaged, but no injuries were reported.
While northern and central Italy are hit by strong storms, fires ravage Sicily. Two Canadair planes and two helicopters fought the flames that had developed in Altofonte, not far from Palermo, on Sunday. 400 people had to leave their homes. Sicilian President Nello Musumeci spoke of a “criminal act” by the arsonists.
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