12 minutes ago! Italy is in mourning! Shocking footage of the storm in Sicily! People are fleeing!

A strong thunderstorm injured another dozen due to falling trees and collapsed roofs. That same storm produced wind gusts in excess of 130 miles per hour, leaving 45,000 households without power. Gusts of wind were also recorded near , due to which the railways were suspended. 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 i