The storm in Corsica leaves at least five dead

At least two dead in Italian Tuscany due to heavy rains

Madrid, 18 (Europa Press)

At least five people have died, including a minor, for a strong storm that has whipped the coast of Corsica, in France, with hail, rain and winds of 224 kilometers per hour that also extends to other Mediterranean regions, such as Italian Tuscany , where two people have died, or Sardinia.

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The third victim is a 46-year-old French citizen who died after a tree fell on top of the bungalow where he was staying. In that same camping, a 23 -year -old Italian woman has been injured by the storm and has been transferred to the hospital in critical condition.

The fourth and fifth victim, who have been added after the official balance, are a 62-year-old fisherman in Girolata and a kayakist in Erbalunga, as reported by the spokesman for the maritime prefect of the area, Pierre-Louis Joselin.

French Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin has announced on his official Twitter profile that he will move to Corsica this afternoon. On her part, the French prime minister, Elisabeth Borne, has announced that France will activate “the unit of interministerial crisis” and has indicated that the authorities monitor “closely the operations that take place on land and sea.”

The storm has also hit the Italian Tuscan Facebook officer.

The bad weather that affected the northern region of Emilia-Romaña last night in the province of Modena. Thus, in the municipality of San Felice sul Panaro, “enormous damage” has been recorded, as reported by the authorities, and at least eleven families have been evacuated after strong gusts of wind took the roof off a building.