Torrential rain to hit Italy from Tuesday

(ANSA) - ROME, NOV 21 - Torrential rain is set to hit Italy from Tuesday bringing more rain in the next 10 days than has fallen in the rest of the year so far and causing widespread flooding, forecasters said Monday.
    The rain will spread from the north to the south of Italy, they said.
    Marche was drenched by a fresh downpour Sunday amid continued minor earthquakes off the coast of the mid-Adriatic region.
    A bigger, 5.6 magnitude tremor was registered overnight off Crete.
    A yellow weather alert has been issued Monday for five southern regions: Basilicata, Calabria, Campania, Sardinia and Sicily.
    Italy is currently suffering its worst drought in 70 years with the Po and other major rivers over 75% below their normal levels for this time of the year. (ANSA).