Strong winds and heavy rain have resulted in the deaths of at least two people in Italy.<br /><br /> The central region of Tuscany has been one of the worst areas affected. Near to the city of Lucca, a 41-year-old man died when his car was hit by a falling boulder. His female passenger escaped uninjured.<br /><br /> Heavy winds in the Marche region uprooted a tree, killing a woman as she walked to work.<br /><br /> Local authorities have closed roads, while in Lazio flooding and uprooted trees blocked routes into the capital,postponing a meeting between regional governors and newly-elected President Sergio Mattarella.<br /><br /> Schools were closed as a combination of heavy rains and gale-force winds caused destruction across the district. <br /><br /> The River Misa flooded and roofs have been blown off buildings in Liguria, Abruzzo and Marche, while in Tuscany the bad weather caused power cuts.<br /><br /> Conditions are expected to improve by Friday morning (March 6).
