ROME, Dec. 23 (Xinhua) -- A 45-year-old woman died and another was hospitalized after being struck by a fallen tree amid strong gales in Italy on Monday, local authorities confirmed.
The incident occurred in a park near a children's playground in eastern Rome, state-run Rai News 24 reported. Rome's prosecution office has opened an involuntary manslaughter investigation.
In a separate incident in Ancona, central Italy, strong winds reaching up to 100 kilometers per hour toppled a tree onto three empty buses parked nearby, the local emergency center said.
Eight Italian regions remain under a yellow alert for potential disruption due to extreme weather, according to the national Civil Protection warning system. The agency highlighted hydrogeological and wind risks across regions including central Abruzzo, southern Calabria, and Sicily.
Meanwhile, regional authorities in northern Lombardy issued an orange alert for Milan, warning of similar risks on Monday and Tuesday.
The adverse weather also impacted the coasts of central Molise, where heavy rainfall and a sharp drop in temperatures were reported. Ferry services to the Tremiti Islands were suspended due to rough seas.
