July 25, 2023 8:09 PM

Storms kill two in northern Italy, Palermo airport reopens after fire

Two women were killed and a 16-year-old boy seriously injured as severe storms battered the northern part of Italy overnight, while a wildfire in Sicily forced the temporary closure of Palermo airport.   With much of southern Italy still reeling under a severe heatwave, the overnight storm in Milan tore off roofs and uprooted hundreds of trees, blocking roads, smashing parked cars and disrupting overground transportation in the Italian financial capital.   In the northern Monza...