Violent Hailstorm In Italy Causes Rear-End collisions, Brings Traffic To Complete Halt Between Milan-Naples
A video clip also showed how a long traffic snarl on the expressway with scores of cars and trucks standing impacted by the storm. Most of these vehicles didn't just have shattered windshields but also dents on the bonnet as well.
Hailstorms aren't a big deal when it comes to monsoons. But if these hailstorms actually start causing destruction, it is worrisome.
That's what happened in Northern Italy when a violent hailstorm brought traffic to a halt after huge hailstones smashed through car windows and screens. This horrific incident caused some rear-end collisions in one of the major highways which caused chaos and panic.
Apparently now hailstorms can smash windshields. Cybertruck's bullet proof glass doesn't seem so dumb anymore... pic.twitter.com/xHil1iVkV6
¡ª Matteo Navacci (@mrk4m1) July 27, 2021
According to The Independent, the storm-hit part of the northern stretch of the road between Milan and Naples, which runs for almost 500 miles saw people cowering in their cars from the violent hail.
The video footage of the same showed many damaged cars blocking the main way, while commuters got out to seek help.
A video clip by the Guardian also showed how a long traffic snarl on the expressway with scores of cars and trucks standing impacted by the storm. Most of these vehicles didn't just have shattered windshields but also dents on the bonnet as well.
Moreover, this incident injured many people, mainly by glass shards from cracked windshields. However, no one is believed to have been seriously injured.
The local reports of that area stated that it wasn¡¯t just the highway that was affected. A strong gust of wind also uprooted many big trees in nearby areas and injured several others. Bad weather also led to accidents to people staying indoors as the big hailstones also broke down through windows and roofs of people¡¯s homes harming the homeowners.
Impressive hail storm currently ongoing in northern Italy.
¡ª Tancredi Palmeri (@tancredipalmeri) July 26, 2021
Looking like meteorites fall pic.twitter.com/qSlw4VULic
Ma?a Napotnik nam je iz Lovrenca na Pohorju poslala fotografije debele to?e, ki je danes popoldan povzro?ila ?kodo na polj??inah, avtomobilih in na strehah.
¡ª Neurje.Si (@NeurjeSi) July 23, 2021
Naj spomnimo da so pred dnevi Lovrenc na Pohorju prizadele tudi hudourni?ke poplave. pic.twitter.com/HEZeot8zfi
As hailstorms took over the country of Italy, forest fires have forced at least 900 people to leave their homes in the centre of Sardinia.
France and Greece sent four planes to help put out the forest fires, which consumed around 20,000 hectares in the Italian province of Oristano.
The plane joined 10 Italian fire teams and five other planes deployed to tackle the fires that erupted over the weekend and spread by dry southerly winds.
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