After deadly heatwave, storms bring Italy new extreme-weather troubles

(ANSA) - ROME, JUL 2 - A wave of storms was causing a different type of extreme-weather trouble in Italy on Thursday following the deadly heatwave the country has been enduring over the last two weeks. Trees felled by violent winds and flooding caused by torrential rain provoked major disruption in many areas. The Veneto regional government said its firefighters had responded to almost 400 emergency situations after storms started belting the area on Wednesday, mostly regarding fallen trees, ...

By ANSA