⁍ Five bodies were discovered in northwestern Italy on Sunday, including four washed up on the shore close to the border with France.
⁍ Two people died and nine were missing after fierce rains and strong winds lashed the border areas.
⁍ Officials in the Piedmont region reported a record 630 mm (24.8 inches) of rain in just 24 hours.
– The death toll from severe storms in northern Italy has risen to five, Reuters reports. Four of the bodies were found on a stretch of coast close to the border with France, and the fifth was found slightly inland. The bad weather caused millions of euros in damage, with several road bridges swept away in Italy, and streets in some towns littered with debris, mud, and overturned cars. Officials in the Piedmont region reported a record 24.8 inches of rain in just 24 hours in Sambughetto, near to Switzerland—more than half its annual average rainfall. In Limone Piemonte, close to France, a three-story house was swept off its foundations and into a river. In the nearby village of Tanaro, floodwaters destroyed the local cemetery, sweeping away dozens of coffins. Officials in the Piedmont region reported a record 630 mm (24.8 inches) of rain in just 24 hours in Sambughetto, near to Switzerland—more than half its annual average rainfall. In Limone Piemonte, close to France, a three-story house was swept off its foundations and into a river. Four bodies were found on a stretch of coast between the border town of Ventimiglia and Santo Stefano al Mare, police said. Four of the bodies were found on a stretch of coast between the border town of Ventimiglia and Santo Stefano al Mare, police said. The fifth body was discovered slightly inland near to a river. None of the corpses were immediately identified.
Source: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-italy-storm/five-bodies-found-in-northern-italy-after-violent-storms-idUSKBN26P0SR