https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Italy in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed After decades of delays, corruption and doubt, the multi-billion-euro sea barriers designed to defend Venice from the “acqua alta,” or high tide, faced their first real test on Saturday as the waters rose during stormy weather. https://www.thelocal.it/20201005/disbelief-and-elation-venice-residents-celebrate-after-mose-sea-barrier-prevents-flooding Mon, 05 Oct 2020 12:35:29 +0200 disbelief-and-elation-venice-residents-celebrate-after-mose-sea-barrier-prevents-flooding High winds, tornadoes and giant hail: extreme weather hit many parts of Italy's north and centre-north this weekend, leaving at least four holidaymakers dead and causing widespread damage. Weather alerts continue over the coming days. https://www.thelocal.it/20200831/four-killed-as-storms-and-tornadoes-wreak-havoc-across-northern-and-central-italy Mon, 31 Aug 2020 11:28:20 +0200 four-killed-as-storms-and-tornadoes-wreak-havoc-across-northern-and-central-italy Italy has sweltered in intense summer heat through much of August, but temperatures are forecast to drop sharply across the country this weekend with storms on the way. https://www.thelocal.it/20200826/weekend-storms-to-bring-italys-summer-heatwave-to-an-end Wed, 26 Aug 2020 14:00:57 +0200 weekend-storms-to-bring-italys-summer-heatwave-to-an-end One person was killed as a violent storm battering western Europe reached Italy on Tuesday, bringing gale-force winds and rough seas. https://www.thelocal.it/20200211/one-dead-storm-chiara-italy Tue, 11 Feb 2020 13:21:42 +0100 one-dead-storm-chiara-italy Schools were closed in Rome and Naples while Milan got its first snow of the winter as a fierce storm swept over Italy on Friday. https://www.thelocal.it/20191213/santa-lucia-storm-italy-snow-gales Fri, 13 Dec 2019 12:45:51 +0100 santa-lucia-storm-italy-snow-gales Streets and buildings were badly flooded and some 20 people were injured by hailstones “the size of oranges” in the port city of Pescara, Abruzzo, as Italy's Adriatic coast was hit by freak storms on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20190711/watch-hailstones-the-size-of-oranges-batter-pescara Thu, 11 Jul 2019 10:56:52 +0200 watch-hailstones-the-size-of-oranges-batter-pescara One person died and another went missing on Sunday as unseasonably high winds and heavy rain pummelled Italy over the weekend. https://www.thelocal.it/20190506/storms-hit-italy-leaving-one-man-dead-and-another-missing Mon, 06 May 2019 11:16:28 +0200 storms-hit-italy-leaving-one-man-dead-and-another-missing Strong winds whipping through central Italy killed four people on Saturday, including a teenager who died when his father fell off the roof and crushed him, media reports said. https://www.thelocal.it/20190224/winds-battering-central-italy-kill-four Sun, 24 Feb 2019 11:12:56 +0100 winds-battering-central-italy-kill-four Italy’s southern and central-southern regions experienced yet more bad weather over the weekend, with two tornadoes striking the peninsula in the space of a single day on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.it/20181126/storm-battered-southern-italy-hit-by-more-bad-weather Mon, 26 Nov 2018 17:00:00 +0100 storm-battered-southern-italy-hit-by-more-bad-weather Rain, wind, and a few sunny spells if you're lucky: that's what the Easter weekend is expected to look like across Italy. If you were planning to spend time in the great outdoors over the holiday, pack your umbrella and read on to see how the situation is likely to develio... https://www.thelocal.it/20170413/easter-weather-italys-in-for-a-cold-stormy-holiday-weekend Thu, 13 Apr 2017 14:16:54 +0200 easter-weather-italys-in-for-a-cold-stormy-holiday-weekend UPDATED: Heavy snowfall and unusually harsh weather have left hundreds of thousands of homes without electricity, schools closed, and roads unusable. https://www.thelocal.it/20170117/thousands-without-electricity-as-snow-and-wind-batter-italy Tue, 17 Jan 2017 10:01:46 +0100 thousands-without-electricity-as-snow-and-wind-batter-italy Severe weather warnings have been put in place in parts of northern Italy as more storms are expected on Thursday, following three days of heavy rain. https://www.thelocal.it/20161124/northern-italy-on-high-alert-battered-by-heavy-rainstorms Thu, 24 Nov 2016 11:03:35 +0100 northern-italy-on-high-alert-battered-by-heavy-rainstorms A yellow alert has been issued in ten of Italy's 20 regions as Cyclone Poppea brings heavy rain and strong winds to the country. https://www.thelocal.it/20160512/storms-lash-italy-as-cyclone-poppea-arrives Thu, 12 May 2016 16:16:36 +0200 storms-lash-italy-as-cyclone-poppea-arrives Hundreds of Italian pilgrims returning by train from the French shrine of Lourdes were trapped overnight by violent storms, rail authorities said on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.it/20151004/italian-pilgrims-to-lourdes-trapped-by-storm Sun, 04 Oct 2015 18:02:08 +0200 italian-pilgrims-to-lourdes-trapped-by-storm Tuscany's leaders are considering making refugees help clean up Florence after the Tuscan jewel was the battered by a violent storm on Saturday evening. https://www.thelocal.it/20150803/florence-mulls-using-migrants-for-storm-clean-up Mon, 03 Aug 2015 12:35:37 +0200 florence-mulls-using-migrants-for-storm-clean-up The hot stuffy weather brought by the hellish heatwave Caronte is set to end this weekend, but meteorologists are warning that it's no cause for celebration. https://www.thelocal.it/20150722/tornado-predicted-as-heatwave-ends Wed, 22 Jul 2015 12:15:54 +0200 tornado-predicted-as-heatwave-ends Around 200 holiday skiers in the Italian Dolomites were winched to safety on Thursday after getting stranded in cable car cabins buffeted by 130km an hour winds. https://www.thelocal.it/20150306/skiers-in-cable-car-drama-amid-italy-storms Fri, 06 Mar 2015 09:17:01 +0100 skiers-in-cable-car-drama-amid-italy-storms Heavy snow fell across northern and central Italy on Thursday, causing travel problems and some schools to close, while the south was hit by floods and landslides. https://www.thelocal.it/20150205/cold-snap-brings-heavy-snow-to-italy Thu, 05 Feb 2015 14:26:00 +0100 cold-snap-brings-heavy-snow-to-italy Two pensioners were still missing on Tuesday morning after a landslide engulfed their home in Liguria, prompted by the latest storm to hit north-west Italy. https://www.thelocal.it/20141111/two-pensioners-missing-in-italy-storms Tue, 11 Nov 2014 11:10:00 +0100 two-pensioners-missing-in-italy-storms A series of five tornadoes swept through northern Italy on Tuesday, prompting flights to be diverted and causing millions of euros worth of damage. https://www.thelocal.it/20140820/day-of-fear-as-five-tornadoes-hit-italy Wed, 20 Aug 2014 11:41:00 +0200 day-of-fear-as-five-tornadoes-hit-italy