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Freak Storm Batters Italian Holiday Spot, Triggering Severe Flooding
1 Oct
Summary
- Torrential rains turn roads into raging rivers in Agrigento and San Leone
- At least one person swept away in the floods, emergency services searching
- Extreme rainfall floods Ibiza as remnants of Hurricane Gabrielle batter region
On October 1st, 2025, a freak storm has battered an Italian holiday hotspot, causing severe flooding and chaos. Dramatic footage posted to social media shows that torrential rains have turned roads in the towns of Agrigento and San Leone into raging rivers, with cars floating down village streets and water engulfing vehicles.
Local authorities believe that at least one person has been swept away in the floods. The individual is thought to have disappeared today while trying to leave her car, which had become stuck due to the heavy downpours. Emergency services are still searching for the missing person.
The terrifying scenes in Italy are a result of the aftermath of Hurricane Gabrielle, which has transformed into an extratropical storm and is now pummeling the Balearic Islands, Murcia, and the Valencia regions. Jaw-dropping videos from Ibiza show streets transformed into rivers, with cars swept away by murky torrents and lightning striking as the violent weather unleashes chaos across the area.
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The extreme rainfall and flooding in Italy and the Balearic Islands are a stark reminder of the powerful impact that the remnants of hurricanes can have, even after they have weakened. As the UK braces for strong winds and torrential rain from the tail-end of Hurricanes Humberto and Imelda, residents in the affected regions of Italy and Spain are left to deal with the aftermath of this freak storm.
