BREAKING: A tourist boat capsized in a storm on Italy’s Lake Maggiore in the northern Lombardy region on Sunday, with at least one person confirmed dead.
A tourist boat capsized in aon Italy’s Lake Maggiore in the northern Lombardy region on Sunday, with at least one person confirmed dead, Italian media reported.
Authorities were searching for several people who were still missing after a sudden whirlwind overturned a boat carrying more than 20 tourists and crew, the news agency ANSA said.The majority managed to swim ashore between the towns of Lisanza and Piccaluga and were rescued by other boats.Two people were rushed to hospital in ‘moderately critical’ condition, three were taken in ‘not very critical’ condition and 15 were treated at the scene and did not need further treatment.
Rescue operations are continuing with divers, boats, a helicopter and 118 medical vehicles on the scene.The whirlwind was part of a storm system that hit Lombardy on Sunday, forcing delays at Malpensa airport.
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