Caserta tornado: Chaos as powerful storm strikes Italy – several injured
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Pictures have emerged on the social media showing the devestation left by a huge tornado after it ripped through Caserta this eveing.
Billboard buses were left overturned and a powerstation was reportedly damaged as the storm's vortex barrelled through southern Italy.
Other pictures show signs toppling including one from Burger King while rubble from buildings littered the streets.
Footage from the scene show huge winds gathering into a tornado over the Italian province and powerful lightning strikes breaking up the night sky in bursts of white and purple.
EPA
The tornado caused damage and disruption on the city’s A1 highway, where a truck was overturned. It is understood the driver was not in the vehicle at the time.
The municipalities of Caserta, which include San Nicola la Strada , Recale , Marcianise , Maddaloni , San Tammaro , San Marco Evangelista and Macerata Campania, have all reported widespread damage to cars and homes, according to local media.
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Hail also struck parts of Caserta sparking further damage and triggering power blackouts across the Italian province.
The worst damage has so far been recorded in Viale Carlo III where a Burger King sign fell on cars and several balconies collapsed.
Caserta suffers severe damage after being hit by tornado
Meanwhile six caravans reportedly flew from a storage area located outside the highway and crashed near the Caserta Sud toll booth, with pieces of fallen sheet falling on the highway.
Several cars were by flying debris and one person was injured.
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