© ANSASnow in Italy
"I de næste par timer vil et lavtryk område kommende fra Atlanten ramme Sardinien, før den imorgen breder sig henover dagen til de sydlige regioner med regn og sne ved lav højde og kraftige vinde," fortalte advarslen. Regn og sne blev udset til at falde i Basilicata, Calabria og Sicilen i særdeleshed.
De centrale og sydlige regioner har taget det værste af den seneste kulde, med temperaturer helt nede på -18 grader Celsius nogle steder. Skoler forblev lukkede Mandag i dusinvis af kommuner i den centrale Abruzzo region, inklusiv kystbyen Pescara grundet tungt snefald.
Kommentar: Som andre steder, under vores tiltagende naturlige klimaforandringer, bliver landets regioner delt i kontrastfulde vejrtilstande:
Artiklen Italy in the grip of ice and snow: Minus 18 degrees Celsius recorded in places er ikke videre oversat til dansk.
Similar conditions were reported in neighbouring Molise, where the situation was compounded by an ongoing earthquake swarm that began last week. Instead the sun shone on the central Marche region but roads remained dangerous due to ice.
In Sicily strong north-westerly winds caused disruptions to ferry and hovercraft connections between the northern port town of Milazzo and the Aeolian islands, where snow was reported on Stromboli, Salina and Lipari. On Saturday night a woman in her final month of pregnancy had to be airlifted from Lipari to Milazzo after going into labour.
In the southern Campania region schools were closed in the province of Salerno, while in the provinces of Avellino and Benevento farmers belonging to the association Coldiretti rallied their tractors to help clear snow from roads. Meteorologists said the icy weather would last at least until the end of the week.
The cold hasn't spared northern regions either: in Tuscany municipal civil protection officers in Florence told citizens to brace for freezing temperatures Tuesday.
Elderly people were advised to take special care and only go outdoors in the morning, while the homeless were reminded that shelter was available for them.
Likewise municipal authorities in Rome were offering shelter, food, a shower service and a change of clothes to the homeless and needy under its 2015-2016 winter plan.
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