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10 dead in Sicily floods: rescue service
ROME, Nov 4, 2018 (BSS/AFP) – Ten people, including a family of nine, have
died in floods around Palermo on the southern Italian island of Sicily,
rescue services said Sunday.
They said the bodies of the family, including children aged one, three and
15, were found in their house in Casteldaccia next to a small river which had
burst its banks.
A man was found separately in his car while two other people are missing,
they said, as Italy grapples with fierce storms which have already claimed at
least 20 lives this week.
BSS/AFP/FI/ 1333 hrs