As a result of the heavy rains that hit the Italian island of Sicily, a tidal wave swept several vehicles into the sea on the east coast of the island near the town of Riposto. the local firefighters said on Wednesday. TASR informs according to the report of the DPA agency.
According to initial information no one was injured and only parked cars were washed away. However, Sicily has been plagued by persistent rain for several days.
Firefighters had to intervene several times and get residents out of their homes to safety. In Riposte, they managed to save four people from a ground-floor apartment that was almost completely under water.
Emergency services freed several motorists who could not get out of their vehicles without help. On amateur video footage, cars were seen almost completely submerged in mud, writes DPA.
Many rivers on the island of Sicily, home to nearly five million people, as a result of the rain, they spilled out of the troughs and flooded the streets of the cities.
Italy has been affected by several downpours in recent months, especially in the regions in the north of the country. The southern part of the peninsula and also the island of Sicily were once again plagued by an extreme heat wave in the summer.
