After record heat, thunderstorms hit northern Italy on Friday. At least 110 people were injured in the Veneto region. Severe hailstorms were reported from Seregno in Lombardy. Newspapers showed pictures of hailstones the size of chicken eggs on Saturday.
According to media reports, a man was injured by lightning in Verona while taking shelter under a tree. The newspaper “Corriere della Sera” even spoke of Thursday and Friday nights as a “nightmare”. Hundreds of cars were damaged by the hail.
Footage of a tornado had already caused an uproar on Friday morning. It moved northeast from Milan.
rivers of ice
Now, new images from Milan show the extent of the tornado. It shows bodies of water filled with ice blocks flowing through the streets of Milan. The tornado caused ice flows, writes one user about the mysterious recordings.
https://twitter.com/_addictedtolou_/status/1682386884071157761?s=46&t=VpjVaOlKnlR5tNDRzMBDYQ
Then another user video shows mountains of ice on the streets of Milan.
https://twitter.com/_addictedtolou_/status/1682476657288925184
New storms are expected in the north on Saturday.