Tornado Damages Homes, Cars and School in Western Sicily
On October 9, 2026, a tornado (reported as a double waterspout that moved inland) struck Marsala and Petrosino in western Sicily, damaging homes, vehicles, utility infrastructure and the Alcide De Gasperi school, and injuring two people.
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| Oct 9, 2:37 PM | foxnews.com | Cars flipped, school devastated as violent twister rips through popular city |
| Oct 9, 10:49 AM | euronews.com | Rare waterspouts slam western Sicily, wrecking homes and a school |
| Oct 9, 9:37 AM | aljazeera.com | Powerful tornado rips through western Sicily |
| Oct 9, 9:25 AM | bbc.co.uk | Tornado rips through Sicilian town and city |
| Oct 9, 8:49 AM | straitstimes.com | Cars overturned, two people injured as ‘unprecedented’ tornado hits Sicily |
| Oct 9, 7:02 AM | euronews.com | Tornadoes sweep across Sicily, leaving flipped cars and damaged buildings |
| Oct 9, 6:31 AM | watchers.news | Powerful tornado damages school and homes in Marsala, disrupts transport in Western Sicily, Italy |