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In Pictures – Tornado hits Italy’s Pantelleria island, killing two people

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epa09460191 A handout photo made available by CIVIL PROTECTION PRESS OFFICE shows The damages caused by the tornado that hit Pantelleria, Sicily, southern Italy, 10 September 2021. A tornado that hit the island of Pantelleria caused, according to the rescuers, the death of two people and the injury of nine others. Searches for any missing persons are still ongoing. The tornado hit at least ten cars in full force. ANSA/ CIVIL PROTECTION PRESS OFFICE +++ ANSA PROVIDES ACCESS TO THIS HANDOUT PHOTO TO BE USED SOLELY TO ILLUSTRATE NEWS REPORTING OR COMMENTARY ON THE FACTS OR EVENTS DEPICTED IN THIS IMAGE; NO ARCHIVING; NO LICENSING +++ EPA-EFE/CIVIL PROTECTION PRESS OFFICE HANDOUT BEST QUALITY AVAILABLE HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES

MILAN (Reuters) – Two people died and nine were injuried after a windstorm hit Pantelleria, a small Italian island in the Mediterranean, sweeping up cars and whipping down coastal roads, authorities and local media said.

The tornado killed an off-duty firefighter and an 86-year-old man who were travelling by car on Friday evening on the popular tourist spot south of Sicily. 

Video from the civil protection agency showed images of several overturned vehicles and a building hit by a car thrown in the air.

“It’s difficult to accept such a thing. It’s a huge pain,” Pantelleria mayor Vincenzo Campo wrote on Facebook. 

ANSA news agency reported on Saturday that rescuers were still looking for any potential missing people, while working to reopen roads damaged by the storm.

(Reporting by Elvira Pollina; Editing by Andrew Cawthorne)

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