Warm spell set to end

(ANSA) - Rome, October 21 - The unseasonably warm spell most of Italy has enjoyed since August is set to end, weather men said Tuesday. A polar system will sweep down from the northeast over the next few days, bringing gales and thunderstorms, they said.
    The northwest, hit by flooding recently, will also have a fresh bout of rain.
    A flood alert has been announced for the south of the northeastern Friuli region Tuesday night.