A strong tornado hit the Italian region of Emilia Romagna according to Italian media. Amateur video showed dramatic scenes from towns and villages close to the regional capital of Bologna.
Eleven people were injured and several houses and buildings damaged when a tornado struck towns and villages in northern Italy, near the regional capital of Bologna.
Hail also hit farmers working in fields, where it is feared that the crops may have been destroyed.
About the same time, a 3.8 magnitude earthquake was recorded in nearby Ferrara, Italy.
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