© Reuters / Guglielmo MangiapaneThe partially submerged home in Calsteldaccia on Sunday, November 4, where a family of nine died
Ten people, including a family of nine, have died in floods around Palermo on the southern island of Sicily. It comes one week into Italy's worst storms and flooding in decades, which have claimed the lives of at least 20 people.
The family, including children aged one, three and 15, were found in their villa in Casteldaccia after the Milicia river burst its banks and submerged their house, rescue services said on Sunday. Separately in Sicily, another person was found dead in his jeep after being hit by flood water, while two other people are still missing.
Comment: Update: Reuters
reports death toll rises to 17, 14 million trees destroyed
Heavy rain and gales devastating parts of Italy have claimed two more lives, taking the overall death toll to at least 17, and laid waste to vast swathes of forest.
A German tourist died on Friday when hit by lightning on the island of Sardinia while another person struck by lightning several days ago died in hospital, Italy's Civil Protection Agency said on Saturday.
A spokeswoman said 17 deaths related to the severe weather had been reported to the Agency so far.
© Vigili del Fuoco/ReutersFallen trees are seen in the water of Piave River near Belluno, Italy, November 3, 2018
Areas from the far northeast to Sicily in the southwest have been affected by the storms, with the worst damage in the northern regions of Trentino and Veneto - the region around Venice - where villages and roads have been cut off by landslides.
In the Alps near Belluno, 100 km (60 miles) north of Venice, pine trees and red spruces were snapped wholesale like matchsticks.
© Vigili del Fuoco/ReutersFallen trees are seen in the mountain near Belluno, Italy, November 3, 2018.
"We'll need at least a century to return to normality," Coldiretti said.
Update: Nov 5th: Flooding and strong winds from Italy's deadly storms have claimed the lives of over 30 people, rescue services have
said.
More footage has emerged showing the devastating storm damage.
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Update: Reuters reports death toll rises to 17, 14 million trees destroyed Update: Nov 5th: Flooding and strong winds from Italy's deadly storms have claimed the lives of over 30 people, rescue services have said.
More footage has emerged showing the devastating storm damage.