Bad weather in Italy: a woman died in Sinaluga due to tornado, damage in several regions

A woman died on Thursday afternoon in Sinaluga, in the province of Siena, due to a whirlwind caused by bad weather. According to initial reconstructions, the old woman, aged around 80, went to close a window but the strong wind broke the glass and a splinter severed her saphenous vein, the longest superficial blood vessel in the human body which extends from the foot to the groin along the inside of the leg. The woman would have bled to death at home: the intervention of the health workers was of no avail once they arrived on site. Mayor Edo Zacchei confirmed the death while investigators continue to investigate the details of the accident.

The wave of bad weather

Thursday 10 September was characterized by a wave of bad weather which, except in the south, affected the northern regions of the Peninsula. In Milan, a night of very intense rainfall after yesterday's brief storms, with the flow of the rivers increasing which caused the Lambro to overflow, overflowing during the night and then returning after flooding via Rilke and via Camaldoli. Seveso came close to activating the tank. Furthermore, due to the pouring rain, the false ceiling of the bunker classroom in Piazza Filangieri, in front of the San Vittore prison, collapsed, leading to the postponement of the Hydra trial on the "three-headed mafia".

In the Marche, fallen or unsafe trees triggered rescue operations: more than 90 interventions by the Fire Brigade today alone. Trees also fell in Rome, including one on an Ignazio Larussa surveillance vehicle.

Damage also occurred in Tuscany, where the woman in Sinaluga died and where over 63 thousand lightning strikes were recorded in the last few hours. Versilia was particularly affected.

Even Friuli was not spared and, due to bad weather, a woman drowned in the passenger compartment of her car which was trapped in a flooded underpass in Latisana, in the province of Udine. The entire area between Latisana and Lignano suffered heavy disruption and flooding due to the wave of bad weather that hit between last night and this morning. Problems also in the Venetian area due to flooding, felled trees and damage caused by water.

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