Seven people missing after British-flagged yacht capsizes in tornado off Italy

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Seven people missing after British-flagged yacht capsizes in tornado off Italy
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Seven people are missing after a yacht carrying mostly British people was caught in a tornado and sank off the coast of Palermo, local officials have said.

Fifteen people were rescued from the 49-meter sailboat, said Luca Cari, a spokesman for the Italian fire rescue service. He added that a helicopter and rescue boats from the coast guard and fire rescue service were at the scene searching for the missing. The boat capsized around 5am local time off Palermo.

The yacht was flying a British flag, and other than the people from the UK, other nationalities were a New Zealander, a Sri Lankan, two French citizens and an Irish citizen. A one-year-old child was among those rescued and was taken to a Palermo children's hospital for treatment. This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly. Please refresh the page for the fullest version.

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