Snow and subfreezing temperatures
continued to grip Italy on Monday.
Snow has also been forecast across southern and central
Italy, including in central areas affected by devastating quakes
last year, mainly in the Marche and Umbria regions, according to
civil protection authorities.
A homeless man on Monday was found dead in Rome, a death
linked to the extreme cold, and the Red Cross has urged local
authorities to find accommodation for the homeless.
Meanwhile, snow was reported in Sardinia, Abruzzo and the
southern regions of Molise and Campania, where Mount Vesuvius in
Naples was covered in snow and a number of schools were closed
due to the snow across the region.
Gale winds were also forecast in the central regions of
Tuscany and Emilia-Romagna as well as in Friuli Venezia Giulia
and Veneto in the north, where heavy snowfalls have been
reported across the Alps.
Record cold weather has been registered in Alto Adige where
meteorologist Dieter Peterlin tweeted Monday that temperatures
were as low as 20 degrees below zero in popular ski resorts in
Val Pusteria.
Peterlin said the night between Sunday and Monday was the
coldest in seven years.
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