A tourist-sought island halfway between Sicily and Africa was hit by a tornado on Friday night shortly before 19:00 local time. 118 paramedics and police officers intervened on the spot, ANSA said. According to Sky tg24, firefighters from the disaster relief and search unit are also on site, although the island’s mayor said in the media that according to the first information, no one is missing.
“Columns were falling, roofs are damaged, trees were uprooted,” said firefighters quoted by the AP agency. One of the rescuers spoke of an “apocalypse.” The pictures from the place show heavily damaged houses, overturned cars and water in the streets.
The weather on the island is already improving, and as soon as possible, medics will begin moving the wounded. According to Sky tg24, a patient with a vertebral fracture is waiting to be transported by helicopter.
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