The closure of schools, parks and vaccination centers in several Italian cities due to an expected hurricane

 The Italian authorities in the southern region of Calabria and the island of Sicily closed educational institutions, parks and vaccination centers in several provinces due to the expected hurricane, and Sicily and southern Calabria are preparing for a stormy night, and the hurricane will be about to hit part of the southern regions of the country as well.

Municipal civil protection centers have already been activated in almost all parts of Sicily, as strong winds and rain have already hit various locations on the island, causing rivers of water and mud in Scordia, Catanese region.

And the website of the Italian Civil Protection Department declared the "red level" of weather danger in eastern Sicily and in several regions of Calabria, on Sunday and Monday, and it was reported that it was difficult to drive on highways, especially in the part of the road from Palermo to Catania, and the hurricane caused on the island. In southern Pantelleria, Sicily, last September, two people were killed and nine others were injured.

It is noteworthy that at the beginning of this month, rainfall in northwestern Italy reached a European record, as a result of severe thunderstorms, which led to floods and landslides. This is what meteorologists considered a new record in this regard in Europe.

The amount of rain that fell represents more than half of the annual average rainfall in the mentioned region (1270 mm), and the American newspaper "Washington Post" stated that "the amount of rain that fell is about 170.78 mm higher than the amount of rain recorded in October from every year".