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Rare “Medicane” Hits Sicily

 Medicane Rips Through Southern Italy and Sicily by Articles 101 WorldNewz Southern Italy was hit by a rare medicane (Mediterranean Hurricane) on Wednesday, November 3. The medicane brought over 100kmh winds and 5 meter waves.  Streets all over Sicily and Southern Italy flooded, due to powerful and fierce storms that had been raging for days.  Video footage shows the city of Catania, being completely submerged by water. In Catania, it turned all the streets into rushing rivers, and the squares into deep lakes. There have been at least 2 confirmed deaths, and a missing woman because of the engulfing storm. Rescuers are continue to search for the lost woman, who is 54. Many think the powerful storm formed because of the torrid weather of Africa, and the warm Mediterranean waters. Seas have been warmer than usual as well. Thank you for reading Articles 101! Please subscribe, share, read, keep posted, and comment. Thank you!

Country Info: Italy Zoom-In 1

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Country Info: Italy Source: Articles 101 by Articles 101 Country Info Italy is an ancient place, with many historical landmarks and relaxing beaches.  Italy has about 54.2 million visitors! The area is a major hot spot for vacations. Religion: Roman Catholicism: 78% No Religion: 15% Other Religions: 5% Other Christian: 2%  Majority of the country's religion is Roman Catholicism. Italy has the oldest, still-running university in the world, The University of Bologna, from AD 1088. Thank you! Click here to see the quiz for this article:    Articles 101  Country Info: Italy Zoom-In 1 Quiz Note: this quiz was made on FlexiQuiz by Articles 101. www.flexiquiz.com Please subscribe to Articles 101 and please make helpful comments! Share our blog too! It would really help us and we really appreciate it. We'll even honor you! Thank you for reading this article and please support us!