Violent thunderstorms lashed the
south of Italy Friday as heavy rain continued to break the
steamy 'afa' summer heat.
Stromboli was engulfed in mud as landslides spread across the
iconic volcanic island due to a lack of vegetation caused by a
fire that happened during a TV serial shoot, the local mayor
said.
Sorrento near Naples suffered fresh damage from more 'water
bombs'.
There were other torrential downpours in and around Reggio
Calabria.
The damage was estimated to be the worst at Scilla on the
Messina Strait.
There were waits of up to three hours for ferries to the
southern Italian island of Sicily.
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