Overview
- Firefighters recovered the body of Matteo Ciurca, 40, whose car was swept into the Crisa torrent at Leonforte during Tuesday’s downpour.
- The recovery occurred shortly after 9:15 a.m. local time downstream from where the vehicle was dragged, with the body carried for more than two kilometers.
- Two other men involved in the incident were rescued, while search operations had involved firefighters’ diving units alongside police, carabinieri and civil protection.
- In Milan, about 50 millimeters of rain fell in roughly two hours overnight, causing the Lambro to rise sharply, including a 1.7‑meter jump at via Feltre.
- Authorities evacuated the CEAS facility and deployed mobile barriers to close via Vittorini at Ponte Lambro, while keeping Seveso flood‑control basins on standby.