Severe weather caused damage and injuries in western Sicily after waterspouts formed offshore and moved inland, Italian news agency ANSA reported.

A school in Marsala was struck, with its principal describing the building as destroyed. Buildings, vehicles and crops elsewhere in the Trapani area were also damaged.

In nearby Petrosino, a car was thrown into a ravine. Two people were injured and taken to hospital.

The incident occurred during a wider spell of unsettled weather across Italy. Roads in the Cremona area flooded after a strong thunderstorm, while orange weather alerts were in place for Lazio and Campania because of the potential for torrential rainfall.

ANSA’s report did not provide a final overall injury total