- More than a hundred people were hurt on Thursday in Seregna, a town close to Milan in northern Italy, due to an exceptional hailstorm. The governor of Veneto, Luca Zaia, declared a state of emergency when the extreme weather struck.
- During a severe hailstorm pounded Venice on Wednesday, flooding laden with hail rushed through the streets of Seregno.
- On Friday, July 21, more torrential rain blasted across northern Italy, bringing with it strong winds, hail, and flash flooding.
- The terrible weather strikes while the South of the country is experiencing an unrelenting heatwave.
- The electrical grid is overwhelmed in Sicily where temperatures are averaging around 45 degrees celcius and citizens have been advised to stay inside and crank up the air conditioning.
- About twenty percent more people are being admitted to hospitals, and two Sicilians have already passed away.
