Lombardy hit by violent storms
The predicted storms hit Lombardy hard with hail in the Varese area. A storm hit the city of Milan for about ten minutes, with strong winds, hail and torrential rains.
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Category: North-west Italy
Cherry on the top for Italian farmers
Despite losing a lot of fruit to bad weather, Italy has beaten the record for the heaviest cherry twice this year.
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Uffizi boss talks of taxing take-away food in Florence
The head of Florence’s Uffizi Gallery suggests taxing take-away food. He believes the oil from the food stains Florence’s streets and monuments.
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Tragedy at Mottarone – eleven more suspects added to evidentiary incident
The investigation into the cable car crash in Mottarone which killed fourteen people widens. The prosecutor of Verbania, Olimpia Bossi, signed a request for an evidentiary incident that now includes fourteen suspects.
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Cable car crash: Profit before safety
Prosecutors say three men arrested over fatal cable car crash in Piedmont knew there were technical issues with the cabins. They kept them running for financial reasons. Fourteen people died, including two children, when the lead cable of the way connecting the lakeside town of Stresa with the nearby Mottarone mountain snapped. Only a five-year […]
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Investigation opened into Lake Maggiore crash
Italy launches an investigation into the cause of Sunday’s Lake Maggiore crash that left 14 people dead.
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Cable car crash kills 14 at Lago Maggiore
Fourteen people, including at least one child, have been killed after a cable car crash on a mountain near Lake Maggiore in northern Italy on Sunday. Another child is seriously injured.
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