Waterspout tears through Sicily, overturning cars and damaging school

Summarised from Metro's report · Updated 9 Oct, 12:37 · Archive

A waterspout caused widespread damage in Marsala, Sicily, overturning cars and damaging a school with students inside.

A waterspout struck Marsala in southern Sicily, with two tornadoes forming over the sea before hitting land between Strasatti and Terrenove. The Alcide De Gasperi school suffered significant damage with windows shattered and cabinets overturned whilst students and staff were inside. Several people were reported injured and are being treated by emergency personnel.

Cars were overturned on nearby motorways and roads, with some pictured in ditches. Farm warehouses were destroyed, and telephone poles fell as uprooted trees scattered across the affected areas. Emergency workers fielded hundreds of calls responding to the damage across Marsala and Petrosino.

Regional deputy Cristina Ciminnisi called the images 'shocking', noting destroyed houses, torn roofs, overturned cars and the school hit whilst occupied. Metro reports that waterspouts and tornadoes are not uncommon in Italy, though they often do not cause widespread damage.

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