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Early reports said nine people, including four children, had been treated for minor injuries at Marsala hospital. Later accounts put the total at 11, including two people taken to hospital in nearby Mazara del Vallo.

Emergency teams remained at work as authorities assessed the damage to buildings, vehicles and farmland. The full extent of the destruction was still being established.    (https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=http://www.africanews.com/2026/10/09/rare-waterspouts-slam-western-sicily-wrecking-homes-and-a-school/)    (https://twitter.com/home?status=http://www.africanews.com/2026/10/09/rare-waterspouts-slam-western-sicily-wrecking-homes-and-a-school/)    (https://plus.google.com/share?url=http://www.africanews.com/2026/10/09/rare-waterspouts-slam-western-sicily-wrecking-homes-and-a-school/)    (mailto:?subject=Rare waterspouts slam western Sicily, wrecking homes and a school&body=http://www.africanews.com/2026/10/09/rare-waterspouts-slam-western-sicily-wrecking-homes-and-a-school/)    (whatsapp://send?text=http://www.africanews.com/2026/10/09/rare-waterspouts-slam-western-sicily-wrecking-homes-and-a-school/)      More about  (http://www.africanews.com/tag/italy/) Italy (http://www.africanews.com/tag/tornado/) Tornado (http://www.africanews.com/tag/sicily/) Sicily (http://www.africanews.com/tag/extreme-weather/) Extreme weather (http://www.africanews.com/tag/storm/) Storm (http://www.africanews.com/tag/damage/) damage     up next       (http://www.africanews.com/2026/10/10/police-clash-with-protesters-in-brussels-as-thousands-march-against-spending-cuts/) (Rare waterspouts slam western Sicily, wrecking homes and a school)    (http://www.africanews.com/2026/10/10/police-clash-with-protesters-in-brussels-as-thousands-march-against-spending-cuts/) Police clash with protesters in Brussels as thousands march against spending...    (http://www.africanews.com/2026/10/09/indonesia-baby-orangutan-saved-from-borneo-wildfires-as-habitat-destruction-escalates/) (Rare waterspouts slam western Sicily, wrecking homes and a school)    (http://www.africanews.com/2026/10/09/indonesia-baby-orangutan-saved-from-borneo-wildfires-as-habitat-destruction-escalates/) Indonesia: Baby orangutan saved from Borneo wildfires as habitat destruction...    (http://www.africanews.com/2026/10/09/seals-and-sea-lions-undergo-hearing-tests-in-australian-research/) (Rare waterspouts slam western Sicily, wrecking homes and a school)    (http://www.africanews.com/2026/10/09/seals-and-sea-lions-undergo-hearing-tests-in-australian-research/) Seals and sea lions undergo hearing tests in Australian research    (http://www.africanews.com/2026/10/09/spain-madrid-protesters-mourn-evicted-pensioner-maricarmen-abascal/) (Rare waterspouts slam western Sicily, wrecking homes and a school)    (http://www.africanews.com/2026/10/09/spain-madrid-protesters-mourn-evicted-pensioner-maricarmen-abascal/) Spain: Madrid protesters mourn evicted pensioner Maricarmen Abascal    (http://www.africanews.com/2026/10/09/cars-burned-and-shops-looted-as-anti-immigration-protests-rock-south-africa/) (Rare waterspouts slam western Sicily, wrecking homes and a school)    (http://www.africanews.com/2026/10/09/cars-burned-and-shops-looted-as-anti-immigration-protests-rock-south-africa/) Cars burned and shops looted as anti-immigration protests rock South Africa    (http://www.africanews.com/2026/10/09/chile-santiago-flooding-turns-streets-to-rivers-as-kast-declares-state-of-catastrophe/) (Rare waterspouts slam western Sicily, wrecking homes and a school)    (http://www.africanews.com/2026/10/09/chile-santiago-flooding-turns-streets-to-rivers-as-kast-declares-state-of-catastrophe/) Chile: Santiago flooding turns streets to rivers as Kast declares state...        More from no comment          By using this website, you agree with our use of cookies to improve its performance and enhance your user experience. More info in our (http://www.africanews.com/page/cookie/) Cookies policy page .. Ok  (http://www.africanews.com/) (Africanews) ">                Social Channels (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1_E8NeF5QHY2dtdLRBCCLA) (youtube)           (https://twitter.com/africanews) (Twitter)    (https://flipboard.com/@Africanews) (Flipboard)    (https://www.facebook.com/Africanews-1004882306242283/) (facebook)    (https://www.instagram.com/africanews.en) (instagram)       (http://www.africanews.com/page/about/) About Africanews  (https://www.euronews.com/terms-and-conditions) Terms and Conditions  (http://www.africanews.com/page/contact/) Contacts  (https://www.euronews.com/cookie-policy) Cookie policy  (https://www.euronews.com/commercial/distribution) Distribution  (https://www.euronews.com/commercial/advertising) Advertising  (http://www.africanews.com/page/jobs/) Jobs  (http://www.africanews.com/page/apps/) Apps  (http://www.africanews.com/page/widgets/) Widgets  (http://www.euronews.com) (Euronews - Latest international news) Euronews     Saturday 10/10/2026  (en) English (fr) French