Rescue vehicles in Italy . File photoROME, Sep 16Seven people were killed and three are still missing as heavy rain and bad weather hit Italy's central Marche region Thursday night, the country's civil defense agency said. «In two or three 420 millimeters of rain fell in an hour,» service spokesman Luigi D'Angelo said on the air of the Rainews24 TV channel. The main blow of the elements took the province of Ancona on the Adriatic coast. The downpour flooded the streets, turning into torrents of water, debris and mud, in which cars and trees got stuck. Currently, the weather in the region has improved. The head of civil defense, Fabrizio Curcio, flew to the scene. Rescuers continue to search for survivors, among them, according to la Stampa, there is a child who was carried away by the stream from his mother when they managed to leave the car. Local residents were urged to stay at home. On social media, they complained about nighttime power outages.
