(ANSA) - ROME, SEP 17 - A Mediterranean cyclone was battering southern Italy on Thursday, with torrential rain, rough seas and winds of up to 160 km/h.
Calabria was the worst-hit region.
Edoardo Ferrara, a meteorologist for 3bmeteo.com, reported waves as high as three metres were crashing into the Ionian coast.
The cyclone is forecast to head towards Greece on Friday.
(ANSA).
Mediterranean cyclone batters southern Italy
Winds of up to 160km/h