Italian storms claim 17th life, and 14 million trees
Source: Reuters
WORLD NEWS NOVEMBER 3, 2018 / 3:05 PM / UPDATED 9 MINUTES AGO
Italian storms claim 17th life, and 14 million trees
MILAN (Reuters) - Heavy rain and gales devastating parts of Italy have claimed two more lives, taking the overall death toll to at least 17.
A German tourist died on Friday when hit by lightning on the island of Sardinia while another person struck by lightning several days ago died in hospital, Italy’s Civil Protection Agency said on Saturday.
A spokeswoman said 17 deaths related to the severe weather had been reported to the Agency so far.
Many of the victims to date have been killed by falling trees. Coldiretti, the association of Italian agricultural companies, said in a statement that gales had destroyed around 14 million trees, many in the far north.
“We’ll need at least a century to return to normality,” it said.
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