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At least 12 people died in Sicily after heavy rains caused floods and floods.
Thirty people lost their lives in last week's storm, with rains, tornadoes, floods, landslides and strong winds in several parts of the country. There is always a warning about extreme weather in the coming days.
Divers joined Sunday nine people from a flooded house in Sicily. Two others lost their lives when the car they were in was filled with water.
Avisa Leggo reports that two families of twelve lived in the Casteldaccia house near Palermo on Saturday. Two of them had gone shopping and a third outside the house when the water level in the Milia River reached a record speed.
This happened after a week of extreme weather in the Italian region. Elva has up to now posed no threat.
Lost the whole family
Governor RaiNews24 reports that Giuseppe Giordano was outside the house when she was inundated. He lost his wife, two of his children and the brother in the floods.
He explains to reporters that he was met by large expanses of water when he opened the door.
"I was fought back, but I managed to catch a tree," Giordano said.
"My son, Federico, tried to save his little sister, but both died," he said.
Then he said that "the windows became dark, the light was gone and a layer of mud was floating on the ground". Then large masses of water took him away from home.
He survived by climbing a tree, calling emergency services from his mobile phone.
– A cruel tragedy
"A cruel tragedy has hit us," said the mayor of Casteldaccia, Giovanni Di Giacinto, according to the Ansa news agency.
Two other people were found dead in a car Sunday in the province of Agrigento in Sicily. The car was flooded with floodwater, a police officer told the DPA.
Ansa reports that a man is found dead near Vicari in Sicily. In Corleone, a missing doctor was sought.
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