Seven killed due to thunderstorms in Italy, Corsica

Seven people have died and a dozen of people were injured due to thunderstorms in parts in Italy and Corsica. Thunderstorms with winds gusting up to 224km per hour hit parts of Italy and Corsica.

A 13-year-old girl lost her life due to a falling tree on her campsite in Corsica. A 46-year-old man also lost his life due to a falling tree on his campsite bungalow in Calvi. A 72-year-old was killed when the roof of a beach hut hit her car. In separate incidents in Tuscany, two people died when storms ripped up trees in Carrara and Lucca. Four other people got injured by trees that fell due to the storms.

There were ripped bricks in St Mark Bell tower due to a hurricane in Venice. The weather service in France issued a massive alert for Corsica. It said there would be storms on Friday, but they would be less violent than the ones on Thursday.


Scientists linked the raging forest fires, drought, and extreme heat to human-linked activities. There were three days of heavy rain, and officials ordered the evacuation of Corsica campsites. There were many SOS calls from wrecked ships and grounded vessels, along with dozens of other vessels requesting emergency help. The body of an unidentified kayaker was found on Corsica's east coast, and a fisher (62 years old) was also found dead on Corsica's west coast. Both died from a storm, and over 100 stranded, wrecked, or grounded ships called for help.

The island authorities in Corsica said there was no electricity in around 45,000 homes, and took a minimum of 12 people to the hospital after being injured. Emmanuel Macron, the France President, called for a video call emergency meeting to respond to the ongoing crisis.
Gérald Darmanin, the interior minister, visited the island's most affected areas on Thursday. He mentioned that about 350 people were reported as missing at one point.

Gilles Simeoni, the president of the executive council of Corsica, said that the storm lasted for dozens of minutes and was entirely unpredictable and extremely violent.