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Italy, France and Belgium also experienced extreme weather conditions, with thunderstorms in the Italian region causing thousands of lightning strikes on Thursday and 4-5cm hail. A prolonged heatwave in parts of northern and western Europe has ended with torrential downpours and thunderstorms this week. In some parts, 50-65 mm of rain fell in a few hours, due to which the airport delayed and canceled dozens of flights. Torrential rains, combined with dry soil from an unrelenting have led to significant flash flooding in these regions. Such large cities have experienced serious disruptions in the transport infrastructure, streets are flooded with water, and metro stations are closed. The rough sea in front of Ponza, the ferry that connects the island with Formia, is at the mercy of the waves. The ship bound for Formia left an hour late today. In the late afternoon he was still on his way, leaving Ponza at 3:30 pm. Arrival is expected around in Formia. Torrential rain that f