Three waterspouts have been filmed off the coast of Italy.
The ominous scenes were reportedly captured by a local man from his terrace in Marina di Andrano, Apulia.
It is unclear when the footage was made, as reported by Need To Know.
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On Sunday (18 Aug), authorities warned that bad weather was approaching Apulia, which is in the southern peninsular of Italy, bordering the Adriatic Sea to the east, the Strait of Otranto and Ionian Sea to the southeast and the Gulf of Taranto to the south.
They advised sailors and fishermen to return to port and red flags were raised at beaches.
The bad weather made landfall in Apulia’s Salento region in the early hours of Monday (19 Aug).
In Nardò, a palm tree caught fire after it was struck by lightning, according to local media.
The storms also caused damage to electrical systems and household appliances.
The adverse weather battered Apulia as a luxury yacht sank off the coast of Sicily.
One man had died and six people were still missing at the time of writing.
The British-flagged Bayesian sank early on Monday, when a sudden and powerful storm created waterspouts, according to reports.
Fifteen people survived the tragedy.
A waterspout is a whirling funnel-shaped or tube-like column of air full of spray occurring over water.
Waterspouts usually occur in tropical areas and almost all have intensities similar to those of weak tornadoes.
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