The Archive · 1939

Killed by Lightning

Rome, May 30.

Stormy weather resulted in many deaths and considerable damage during the past few days. Seven fishermen were drowned when two fishing smacks sank off Ravenna.

A woman and a child were killed by lightning at Padua, while at Ferrara about ten women were buried under the debris of a hangar which crashed. Four were seriously injured.

In Sicily, a flotilla composed of 35 fshing smacks was in considerable distress before managing to reach the harbour of Cefalu.

A hail storm caused damages amounting to over Lire 1,000,000 in the Trevise district alone.—Havas.

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