High winds and heavy rain pelted
central and southern Italy Tuesday after the recent balmy spell
the Bel Paese enjoyed over the holidays.
An orange bad weather alert was in force in Calabria Tuesday
while there was a yellow alert in another four central and
southern regions: Umbria, Campania, Molise and Sicily.
Gale-swept heavy seas stopped links to the Aeolian and Tremiti
islands.
A force eight sea also stopped ferries to Sardinia and Corsica.
Heavy showers and strong winds flayed Calabria while there was
snow over high ground there.
Winds measuring 60 km/h knocked down trees and lampposts in
Sardinia, while gales also forced the closure of parks and
municipal villas in Palermo.
Father north in Genoa, two flights were re-routed and an air
terminal closed because of gales.
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