The storm produced gusts of more than 220 km/h in some areas, the national weather service Meteo France said. About 45,000 households were left without power in Corsica, where six people were killed. Dozens of people were injured and 12 were hospitalized, one in critical condition, authorities there said. The Italian regions of Tuscany and Veneto both declared a state of emergency as violent storms in the north contrasted with scorching temperatures that reached 43 degrees in southern Italy. Storms in recent days have hit western European countries after a summer of extreme weather, while neighboring countries in central and eastern Europe continue to suffer from extreme heat waves and drought.
2 dead in separate incidents in Tuscany
Two people were killed Thursday in separate incidents in Tuscany when trees were blown down by storms. One was near the town of Lucca and the other near Carrara, where four people were also injured by falling trees at a camp near that town. In Venice, strong winds blew away chunks of brick from the bell tower of St. Mark’s Basilica, which sits in front of the famous cathedral. Tourists were evacuated from the building, which had been cordoned off. The storm overturned chairs and tables in St. Mark’s Square and elsewhere, and washed away deck chairs on the nearby Lido. The winds blew brick fragments from the bell tower of St. Mark’s Basilica in Venice. (Andrea Pattaro/AFP/Getty Images) Winds picked up suddenly but calmed within about five minutes, Carlo Alberto Tesserin, the custodian of the basilica and bell tower, told The Associated Press. “These were no ordinary winds for us,” Tesserin said.
Strong winds stop trains
Elsewhere in northern Italy, an overnight storm forced a train line southeast of Genoa to close after strong winds carried coastal structures onto the tracks, damaging the electrical circuit. The storm struck during Italy’s busiest holiday week. The mayor of Sestri Levante, Valentina Ghio, appealed to visitors to stay away from the beaches until the severe weather has passed. Walnut-sized hail struck Italy’s Liguria region with enough force to shatter windows and destroy orchards and gardens. Northern Italy has suffered its worst drought in decades this year, but heavy rains in recent days have brought scattered hail, tornadoes and floods that damaged or destroyed entire fruit and vegetable crops, along with vineyards and olive groves, according to the Italian agricultural lobby Coldiretti.
Storm damage in Corsica and Paris
In Corsica, a 13-year-old girl died after a tree fell on a campsite in the coastal town of Sagone. A 72-year-old woman was killed when the roof of a beach restaurant fell on her vehicle in Coggia and a 46-year-old man died at a campsite in Calvi. Bystanders look at the boats that were tossed on Sagone beach in Coggia after strong winds hit the French Mediterranean island of Corsica on Thursday. (Pascal Pochard-Casabianca/AFP/Getty Images) Rescuers found the bodies of a 62-year-old fisherman and an unidentified kayaker off the coast of Corsica, according to the French maritime authority for the Mediterranean. The authority said both died as a result of the sudden storm and that more than 100 grounded, wrecked or grounded vessels in the area called for emergency assistance. A sixth victim was reported late Thursday. French Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin traveled to the island on Thursday to survey the damage. WATCHES | Flooded metro stations in Paris:
Heavy storm flooded streets of Paris
A storm finally broke the heat wave in Paris, France on Tuesday, but the rain was so heavy that it flooded streets and poured into the city’s metro stations. Meanwhile, storms on Wednesday flooded Paris metro stations and Marseille’s Old Port, and winds of more than 100 km/h were recorded at the top of the Eiffel Tower during a flash flood on Tuesday. The heavy rainfall comes amid a summer of drought, heatwaves and forest fires across Europe that scientists have linked to human-caused climate change.
Need for rain in Hungary
However, to the east, in the Southern Great Plain of Hungary, shepherd Sandor Kalman can only dream of rainfall. He grazes sheep on lands that have been parched by intense heat and low rainfall. As he walks his pastures, what grass is still crunching under his boots. An image taken near Vamosszabadi, Hungary, on Wednesday shows part of a ship sunk during World War II – now revealed by the unusually low water level of the Danube River. (Csaba Krizsan/MTI/The Associated Press) “In this heat wave, this clay soil really burns the sheep’s feet, it’s so hot,” he said, adding that his shepherds also find it difficult to walk on the parched land. “I’m 57 years old, but I’ve never seen a drought this big.” Hungarian meteorological data this year show the most severe lack of rainfall since 1901. Water levels in the Danube River, one of Europe’s longest waterways, have dropped 1.5 meters in three weeks near Budapest, prompting the regional water company to warn that drinking water supplies could be threatened. “The future is difficult to predict, but forecasts and climate models suggest that further severe droughts are possible,” said Klara Kerpely of environmental group WWF Hungary, warning that officials should prepare for more frequent extreme weather events and work out the water retention system of Hungary.
title: “Strong Storms Strong Winds Leave At Least 8 Dead In France And Italy Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-12-07” author: “Benjamin Webber”
The storm produced gusts of more than 220 km/h in some areas, the national weather service Meteo France said. About 45,000 households were left without power in Corsica, where six people were killed. Dozens of people were injured and 12 were hospitalized, one in critical condition, authorities there said. The Italian regions of Tuscany and Veneto both declared a state of emergency as violent storms in the north contrasted with scorching temperatures that reached 43 degrees in southern Italy. Storms in recent days have hit western European countries after a summer of extreme weather, while neighboring countries in central and eastern Europe continue to suffer from extreme heat waves and drought.
2 dead in separate incidents in Tuscany
Two people were killed Thursday in separate incidents in Tuscany when trees were blown down by storms. One was near the town of Lucca and the other near Carrara, where four people were also injured by falling trees at a camp near that town. In Venice, strong winds blew away chunks of brick from the bell tower of St. Mark’s Basilica, which sits in front of the famous cathedral. Tourists were evacuated from the building, which had been cordoned off. The storm overturned chairs and tables in St. Mark’s Square and elsewhere, and washed away deck chairs on the nearby Lido. The winds blew brick fragments from the bell tower of St. Mark’s Basilica in Venice. (Andrea Pattaro/AFP/Getty Images) Winds picked up suddenly but calmed within about five minutes, Carlo Alberto Tesserin, the custodian of the basilica and bell tower, told The Associated Press. “These were no ordinary winds for us,” Tesserin said.
Strong winds stop trains
Elsewhere in northern Italy, an overnight storm forced a train line southeast of Genoa to close after strong winds carried coastal structures onto the tracks, damaging the electrical circuit. The storm struck during Italy’s busiest holiday week. The mayor of Sestri Levante, Valentina Ghio, appealed to visitors to stay away from the beaches until the severe weather has passed. Walnut-sized hail struck Italy’s Liguria region with enough force to shatter windows and destroy orchards and gardens. Northern Italy has suffered its worst drought in decades this year, but heavy rains in recent days have brought scattered hail, tornadoes and floods that damaged or destroyed entire fruit and vegetable crops, along with vineyards and olive groves, according to the Italian agricultural lobby Coldiretti.
Storm damage in Corsica and Paris
In Corsica, a 13-year-old girl died after a tree fell on a campsite in the coastal town of Sagone. A 72-year-old woman was killed when the roof of a beach restaurant fell on her vehicle in Coggia and a 46-year-old man died at a campsite in Calvi. Bystanders look at the boats that were tossed on Sagone beach in Coggia after strong winds hit the French Mediterranean island of Corsica on Thursday. (Pascal Pochard-Casabianca/AFP/Getty Images) Rescuers found the bodies of a 62-year-old fisherman and an unidentified kayaker off the coast of Corsica, according to the French maritime authority for the Mediterranean. The authority said both died as a result of the sudden storm and that more than 100 grounded, wrecked or grounded vessels in the area called for emergency assistance. A sixth victim was reported late Thursday. French Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin traveled to the island on Thursday to survey the damage. WATCHES | Flooded metro stations in Paris:
Heavy storm flooded streets of Paris
A storm finally broke the heat wave in Paris, France on Tuesday, but the rain was so heavy that it flooded streets and poured into the city’s metro stations. Meanwhile, storms on Wednesday flooded Paris metro stations and Marseille’s Old Port, and winds of more than 100 km/h were recorded at the top of the Eiffel Tower during a flash flood on Tuesday. The heavy rainfall comes amid a summer of drought, heatwaves and forest fires across Europe that scientists have linked to human-caused climate change.
Need for rain in Hungary
However, to the east, in the Southern Great Plain of Hungary, shepherd Sandor Kalman can only dream of rainfall. He grazes sheep on lands that have been parched by intense heat and low rainfall. As he walks his pastures, what grass is still crunching under his boots. An image taken near Vamosszabadi, Hungary, on Wednesday shows part of a ship sunk during World War II – now revealed by the unusually low water level of the Danube River. (Csaba Krizsan/MTI/The Associated Press) “In this heat wave, this clay soil really burns the sheep’s feet, it’s so hot,” he said, adding that his shepherds also find it difficult to walk on the parched land. “I’m 57 years old, but I’ve never seen a drought this big.” Hungarian meteorological data this year show the most severe lack of rainfall since 1901. Water levels in the Danube River, one of Europe’s longest waterways, have dropped 1.5 meters in three weeks near Budapest, prompting the regional water company to warn that drinking water supplies could be threatened. “The future is difficult to predict, but forecasts and climate models suggest that further severe droughts are possible,” said Klara Kerpely of environmental group WWF Hungary, warning that officials should prepare for more frequent extreme weather events and work out the water retention system of Hungary.
title: “Strong Storms Strong Winds Leave At Least 8 Dead In France And Italy Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-12-02” author: “Jennifer Prey”
The storm produced gusts of more than 220 km/h in some areas, the national weather service Meteo France said. About 45,000 households were left without power in Corsica, where six people were killed. Dozens of people were injured and 12 were hospitalized, one in critical condition, authorities there said. The Italian regions of Tuscany and Veneto both declared a state of emergency as violent storms in the north contrasted with scorching temperatures that reached 43 degrees in southern Italy. Storms in recent days have hit western European countries after a summer of extreme weather, while neighboring countries in central and eastern Europe continue to suffer from extreme heat waves and drought.
2 dead in separate incidents in Tuscany
Two people were killed Thursday in separate incidents in Tuscany when trees were blown down by storms. One was near the town of Lucca and the other near Carrara, where four people were also injured by falling trees at a camp near that town. In Venice, strong winds blew away chunks of brick from the bell tower of St. Mark’s Basilica, which sits in front of the famous cathedral. Tourists were evacuated from the building, which had been cordoned off. The storm overturned chairs and tables in St. Mark’s Square and elsewhere, and washed away deck chairs on the nearby Lido. The winds blew brick fragments from the bell tower of St. Mark’s Basilica in Venice. (Andrea Pattaro/AFP/Getty Images) Winds picked up suddenly but calmed within about five minutes, Carlo Alberto Tesserin, the custodian of the basilica and bell tower, told The Associated Press. “These were no ordinary winds for us,” Tesserin said.
Strong winds stop trains
Elsewhere in northern Italy, an overnight storm forced a train line southeast of Genoa to close after strong winds carried coastal structures onto the tracks, damaging the electrical circuit. The storm struck during Italy’s busiest holiday week. The mayor of Sestri Levante, Valentina Ghio, appealed to visitors to stay away from the beaches until the severe weather has passed. Walnut-sized hail struck Italy’s Liguria region with enough force to shatter windows and destroy orchards and gardens. Northern Italy has suffered its worst drought in decades this year, but heavy rains in recent days have brought scattered hail, tornadoes and floods that damaged or destroyed entire fruit and vegetable crops, along with vineyards and olive groves, according to the Italian agricultural lobby Coldiretti.
Storm damage in Corsica and Paris
In Corsica, a 13-year-old girl died after a tree fell on a campsite in the coastal town of Sagone. A 72-year-old woman was killed when the roof of a beach restaurant fell on her vehicle in Coggia and a 46-year-old man died at a campsite in Calvi. Bystanders look at the boats that were tossed on Sagone beach in Coggia after strong winds hit the French Mediterranean island of Corsica on Thursday. (Pascal Pochard-Casabianca/AFP/Getty Images) Rescuers found the bodies of a 62-year-old fisherman and an unidentified kayaker off the coast of Corsica, according to the French maritime authority for the Mediterranean. The authority said both died as a result of the sudden storm and that more than 100 grounded, wrecked or grounded vessels in the area called for emergency assistance. A sixth victim was reported late Thursday. French Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin traveled to the island on Thursday to survey the damage. WATCHES | Flooded metro stations in Paris:
Heavy storm flooded streets of Paris
A storm finally broke the heat wave in Paris, France on Tuesday, but the rain was so heavy that it flooded streets and poured into the city’s metro stations. Meanwhile, storms on Wednesday flooded Paris metro stations and Marseille’s Old Port, and winds of more than 100 km/h were recorded at the top of the Eiffel Tower during a flash flood on Tuesday. The heavy rainfall comes amid a summer of drought, heatwaves and forest fires across Europe that scientists have linked to human-caused climate change.
Need for rain in Hungary
However, to the east, in the Southern Great Plain of Hungary, shepherd Sandor Kalman can only dream of rainfall. He grazes sheep on lands that have been parched by intense heat and low rainfall. As he walks his pastures, what grass is still crunching under his boots. An image taken near Vamosszabadi, Hungary, on Wednesday shows part of a ship sunk during World War II – now revealed by the unusually low water level of the Danube River. (Csaba Krizsan/MTI/The Associated Press) “In this heat wave, this clay soil really burns the sheep’s feet, it’s so hot,” he said, adding that his shepherds also find it difficult to walk on the parched land. “I’m 57 years old, but I’ve never seen a drought this big.” Hungarian meteorological data this year show the most severe lack of rainfall since 1901. Water levels in the Danube River, one of Europe’s longest waterways, have dropped 1.5 meters in three weeks near Budapest, prompting the regional water company to warn that drinking water supplies could be threatened. “The future is difficult to predict, but forecasts and climate models suggest that further severe droughts are possible,” said Klara Kerpely of environmental group WWF Hungary, warning that officials should prepare for more frequent extreme weather events and work out the water retention system of Hungary.
title: “Strong Storms Strong Winds Leave At Least 8 Dead In France And Italy Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-12-16” author: “Lynn Harrison”
The storm produced gusts of more than 220 km/h in some areas, the national weather service Meteo France said. About 45,000 households were left without power in Corsica, where six people were killed. Dozens of people were injured and 12 were hospitalized, one in critical condition, authorities there said. The Italian regions of Tuscany and Veneto both declared a state of emergency as violent storms in the north contrasted with scorching temperatures that reached 43 degrees in southern Italy. Storms in recent days have hit western European countries after a summer of extreme weather, while neighboring countries in central and eastern Europe continue to suffer from extreme heat waves and drought.
2 dead in separate incidents in Tuscany
Two people were killed Thursday in separate incidents in Tuscany when trees were blown down by storms. One was near the town of Lucca and the other near Carrara, where four people were also injured by falling trees at a camp near that town. In Venice, strong winds blew away chunks of brick from the bell tower of St. Mark’s Basilica, which sits in front of the famous cathedral. Tourists were evacuated from the building, which had been cordoned off. The storm overturned chairs and tables in St. Mark’s Square and elsewhere, and washed away deck chairs on the nearby Lido. The winds blew brick fragments from the bell tower of St. Mark’s Basilica in Venice. (Andrea Pattaro/AFP/Getty Images) Winds picked up suddenly but calmed within about five minutes, Carlo Alberto Tesserin, the custodian of the basilica and bell tower, told The Associated Press. “These were no ordinary winds for us,” Tesserin said.
Strong winds stop trains
Elsewhere in northern Italy, an overnight storm forced a train line southeast of Genoa to close after strong winds carried coastal structures onto the tracks, damaging the electrical circuit. The storm struck during Italy’s busiest holiday week. The mayor of Sestri Levante, Valentina Ghio, appealed to visitors to stay away from the beaches until the severe weather has passed. Walnut-sized hail struck Italy’s Liguria region with enough force to shatter windows and destroy orchards and gardens. Northern Italy has suffered its worst drought in decades this year, but heavy rains in recent days have brought scattered hail, tornadoes and floods that damaged or destroyed entire fruit and vegetable crops, along with vineyards and olive groves, according to the Italian agricultural lobby Coldiretti.
Storm damage in Corsica and Paris
In Corsica, a 13-year-old girl died after a tree fell on a campsite in the coastal town of Sagone. A 72-year-old woman was killed when the roof of a beach restaurant fell on her vehicle in Coggia and a 46-year-old man died at a campsite in Calvi. Bystanders look at the boats that were tossed on Sagone beach in Coggia after strong winds hit the French Mediterranean island of Corsica on Thursday. (Pascal Pochard-Casabianca/AFP/Getty Images) Rescuers found the bodies of a 62-year-old fisherman and an unidentified kayaker off the coast of Corsica, according to the French maritime authority for the Mediterranean. The authority said both died as a result of the sudden storm and that more than 100 grounded, wrecked or grounded vessels in the area called for emergency assistance. A sixth victim was reported late Thursday. French Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin traveled to the island on Thursday to survey the damage. WATCHES | Flooded metro stations in Paris:
Heavy storm flooded streets of Paris
A storm finally broke the heat wave in Paris, France on Tuesday, but the rain was so heavy that it flooded streets and poured into the city’s metro stations. Meanwhile, storms on Wednesday flooded Paris metro stations and Marseille’s Old Port, and winds of more than 100 km/h were recorded at the top of the Eiffel Tower during a flash flood on Tuesday. The heavy rainfall comes amid a summer of drought, heatwaves and forest fires across Europe that scientists have linked to human-caused climate change.
Need for rain in Hungary
However, to the east, in the Southern Great Plain of Hungary, shepherd Sandor Kalman can only dream of rainfall. He grazes sheep on lands that have been parched by intense heat and low rainfall. As he walks his pastures, what grass is still crunching under his boots. An image taken near Vamosszabadi, Hungary, on Wednesday shows part of a ship sunk during World War II – now revealed by the unusually low water level of the Danube River. (Csaba Krizsan/MTI/The Associated Press) “In this heat wave, this clay soil really burns the sheep’s feet, it’s so hot,” he said, adding that his shepherds also find it difficult to walk on the parched land. “I’m 57 years old, but I’ve never seen a drought this big.” Hungarian meteorological data this year show the most severe lack of rainfall since 1901. Water levels in the Danube River, one of Europe’s longest waterways, have dropped 1.5 meters in three weeks near Budapest, prompting the regional water company to warn that drinking water supplies could be threatened. “The future is difficult to predict, but forecasts and climate models suggest that further severe droughts are possible,” said Klara Kerpely of environmental group WWF Hungary, warning that officials should prepare for more frequent extreme weather events and work out the water retention system of Hungary.
