Certainly 27 deaths due to persistent extreme weather conditions in Italy

Due to persistent weather in Italy, at least 27 people were killed. This reports the Italian news agency ANSA. Storms and heavy rains have ravaged the country since last week.

Especially on the island of Sicily, bad weather caused many flood victims. Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte spoke Sunday when visiting a "huge tragedy".

On Saturday night, severe weather demanded nine more hours on the island, after the rapid rise in water surprised residents of a house near the city of Palermo. Victims, including children, reportedly drowned because water was rapidly reaching the ceiling. A man and a girl escaped because they were going to have candy. Another person was able to make an urgent phone call by hanging on a tree

"Violenbos" partly destroyed

It is also in the village of Vicari in Sicily that the bad weather resulted in death. Two men were dragged in a car through the water. One occupant survived the flood, the other was found dead.

Bad weather also affects nature. In the north of the country, the Val Saisera forest, whose conifers supplied the wood of the famous Stradivarius violins, was half destroyed. This is what is called the "forest of violins" of Paneveggio, where Norwegian conifers grow with a very high quality of wood. It is only after 200 to 250 years of growth that the wood is suitable for the construction of violins. An estimated 14 million trees were lost in Italy last week.

In the city of Rapallo, near Genoa, large yachts were bombarded on the pier by strong gusts of wind and high waves.

the lands were affected by inclement weather. Many parks and tourist attractions are closed in Rome.

The ruins of Pompeii are also close to tourists, as is St. Mark's Square in Venice. The city is three quarters under the water. According to ANSA, the level of water in the city, which is often plagued by floods, has not been as high since 2008.

Minister Salvini asks for European funding

Governor from the northern province of Veneto, Luca Zaia, said that the damage caused by the storm in the region amounted to at least one billion euros

. Lega), warn 200 million euros Saturday for emergency relief. He also said that Italy would appeal to special funds from the European Union. According to Salvini, at least 40 billion euros will cost Italy in the future of the disasters as they are unfolding now.