One dead, thousands isolated as extreme weather hits northern Italy

ROME, March 4 (Xinhua) -- A teenager died and thousands of people were isolated after heavy snow and rainfall battered northern Italy over the weekend, authorities said on Monday.

Avalanches were reported on Sunday in the mountainous areas in the northwest, as well as in Alto Adige in the northeast, where local media reported that a 16-year-old boy died after being buried in snow while skiing off-piste.

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