Body of third victim of Sicilian extreme weather found

(ANSA) - ROME, OCT 28 - The body of the third victim of the extreme weather that has battered Catania and the surrounding province in recent days has been found, sources said on Thursday.
    Angela Caniglia, 61, was swept away by flood waters on Sunday in the town of Scordia along with her husband, Sebastiano Gambera, aged 67.
    Gambera's body was found on Monday.
    On Tuesday Paolo Claudio Agatino Grassidonio, 53, drowned after being engulfed by flood water at Gravina di Catania.
    Catania had a quiet night after its streets and squares were turned into cascading 'rivers' on Tuesday because of the flooding, which caused massive damage in addition to loss of life.
    But its schools, public offices and non-essential shops were closed on Thursday ahead of the expected arrival of a cyclone that is forming between Sicily and Malta.
    The cyclone, which could become a Mediterranean hurricane with winds of over 100 km/h, is forecast to hit Sicily and Calabria late on Thursday or early on Friday.
    Scientists say human-caused climate change is making extreme weather events more frequent and more intense. (ANSA).