Deadly storms hit large parts of Italy

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At least nine people have been killed over two days in Italy as much of the country was hit by heavy rain and high winds.

The deaths are reported to include a woman who was buried by mud when a landslide hit her home and a firefighter who was struck by a tree while responding to the emergency in the northern region of Trentino-Alto Adige.

A man also died while wind-surfing in Emilia-Romagna. The other fatalities occurred in Naples, Liguria and Lazio.

A man uses a hose to clean the wooden floor inside the historic Caffe Florian in Venice (Andrea Merola/Ansa)

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