Violent hail storms, strong winds and heavy rains have hit the Italian provinces of Milan, Varese and Brescia, tearing roofs from buildings and uprooting hundreds of trees.<br /><br />Footage shared on social media shows downed branches and debris scattered across roads in Milan, with the extreme weather estimated to have caused damage of over €100 million (£85m) across northern regions.<br /><br />“My heart cries, to see Milan in these conditions hurts,” the Instagram account @milano_segreta (Secret Milan) wrote, sharing videos of the destruction.<br /><br />Italy is currently split in two with high temperatures and wildfires in the south and bad weather in the north.
