An 88-year-old woman was
crushed to death by a boulder that smashed into her home Friday
when heavy rains lashing southern Italy set off a landslide in
the Sicilian capital, police said.
Ornella Paltrinieri was killed instantly in her first
floor apartment in the Mondello seaside suburb of Palermo while
her 19-year-old grandaughter Maria sleeping in the same room was
injured and rushed to hospital and her 52-year-old daughter
Donatella escaped with slight injuries.
In Molise region the situation was described as critical
after snow fell heavily on mountain areas for 24 hours leading
to schools being closed in the Isernia province and a number of
provincial highways were closed in lower Molise due to tree
boughs blocking traffic.
Electricity and water supplies were knocked out in
Vastogirardi in Isernia province and firefighters rescued
numerous motorists trapped in cars by the snow.
In the port of Termoli ferry and hydrofoil connections to
the Tremiti islands were suspended as a gale force warning of
upcoming stormy seas was issued to shipping.
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED © Copyright ANSA
