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Pantelleria tornado: Two dead and nine injured on Italian island south of Sicily

A firefighter working on the island and an 86-year-old resident were killed after they were thrown from their cars.

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Image: One local described the aftermath as 'apocalyptic'. Pic: AP
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Two people have been killed and nine聽injured after a tornado ripped through the Italian island of Pantelleria.

Two people are also in a critical condition, said authorities on the Mediterranean island 62 miles (100km) southwest of Sicily.

A firefighter and an 86-year-old resident died after their cars were flipped into the air and they were thrown out, according to Italian news agency ANSA.

Pic: Protezione Civile via AP
Image: Cars were flipped over by the force of the wind. Pic: AP

One victim landed on a low wall and the other on the ground.

Some 10 vehicles were flipped by the force of the tornado, with one local telling Italian media: "What presented itself to our eyes was an apocalyptic scene."

Pic: Protezione Civile via AP
Image: Two people are in critical condition. Pic: Protezione Civile via AP

Firefighters also said electricity poles had been bent over, roofs damaged and trees knocked down in the tornado.

Pantelleria mayor Vincenzo Vittorio Campo said no one appeared to be missing on the island.