a swollen river, a lake. - it spread and caused major damage to this beautiful area of our city. between yesterday and the day before, 300 millimetres of rain fell. the annual average in catania is 600 millimetres. this means that in 2a hours half of what is recorded in one year fell. very unusual. this is what that much rain looks like. streets turned to rivers, the water strong enough to carry cars. mud filled many homes, and in some areas the water supply has been cut off, making the clean up even harder. translation: it was a disaster. my mother was sleeping here. local businesses are trying to salvage what s left. translation: we don t know yet. we will try to clean these plants, but i think it will be difficult to save some of them. and the worst could be to come. forecasters are predicting more heavy rain.
people and have a chat, but it s people who want to take part in the boycott but don t want to be alone that evening, they are free to come along. many nightclubs and bars say they are making changes. the first is we are providing testing kits to venues so if drink spiking happens on their watch they are able to gather forensic evidence straight away. we have got training guides so staff know exactly what to do. but people seem determined to make a stand, with more demonstrations planned until they feel safe. louisa pilbeam, bbc news. to italy now, and the island of sicily is being battered by a rare cyclonic storm known as a medicane. torrential rain has caused widespread flooding around the city of catania. at least two people have been killed. sophia tran thomson reports. during a brief respite from the rain, residents of catania were out checking the damage. translation: here it was like
by a rare cyclonic storm known as a medicane. torrential rain has caused widespread flooding around the city of catania. at least two people have been killed. courtney bembridge reports. during a brief respite from the rain, residents of catania were out checking the damage. translation: here, it was like a swollen river, a lake. - it spread and caused major damage to this beautiful area of our city. between yesterday and the day before, 300 millimetres of rain fell. the annual average in catania is 600 millimetres. this means that in 2a hours, half of what is recorded in one year fell. it s very unusual. this is what that much rain looks like. streets turned to rivers, the water strong enough to pick up cars. mud filled many homes and in some areas, the water supply has been cut off, making the cleanup even harder. translation: it was a disaster.
The Sicilian city of Catania has been devastated by floods, causing the deaths of at least two people, as the Italian island is battered by violent storms.