Rome, Nov 2 (IANS) Italy has been bracing for the latest round of extreme weather, with heavy rains and potential flooding forecast for large parts of central and northern Italy. Orange alerts have been issued across large parts of northwestern and central Italy, including Milan, Xinhua news agency reported. The coming thunderstorms are likely to spark floods that could close roads, interrupt commercial and passenger sea transport, and damage crops. In the south, October saw unseasonal high temperatures surpassing 35 degrees Celsius on multiple occasions. Italian agricultural union Coldiretti said earlier this week that the high temperatures in August and the predicted thunderstorms were bad news for the agricultural sector.
