Veneto Governor Luca Zaia said
Thursday that 110 people had suffered injuries after the
northeastern region was hit by a wave of extreme weather that
included downfalls of huge hail stones.
Zaia said the people suffered the injuries after being hit by
the hail or by glass it had broken.
"I thank the rescuers and technicians who intervened immediately
after the events and will continue to work to restore the
situation to normality and assess the damage," Zaia said.
"The hail that fell was absolutely out of the ordinary, with
stones of ice that in some cases had diameters of over 10
centimetres"
The governor has declared a regional state of emergency for the
areas hit by the extreme weather.
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