Four dead, several injured as gale-force winds batter Italy

In a town near the southern city of Naples, a woman and her son were hospitalized after a tree fell on their car, ANSA reported.

The Civil Protection Agency has issued a weather alert extending from the northern region of Tuscany all the way down to Sicily for Sunday, citing "persistent strong or gale-force winds" and "possible sea swells along coastal areas" that could lead to floods or landslides.