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Snow storm grips Northern Italy

January 07, 2009
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Travel in Northern Italy has been disrupted by a major storm that has closed airports and highways, officials said.

ANSA, the Italian news agency, reported that snow has been falling in the region for three days and more snow is expected into Thursday.

So far, two deaths have blamed on the storms. In Milan, a 46-year-old man was crushed when a roof collapsed under the weight of the heavy snow; and in a town outside Bergamo, a 30-year-old man walking on a sidewalk was struck by a car that had gone out of control on an icy road.

Because of the weather, schools also remained closed in many parts of Northern Italy, ANSA reported.

Since the beginning of November Italy has seen a total of 190 hours of snowfall, compared to 30 hours for the same period in 2007 and none in 2006, the Interior Ministry said Wednesday.

UPI

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