3 missing as severe weather hits northern Italy

ROME, June 1 (Xinhua) -- Three young people were missing and feared dead near the city of Udine in northern Italy on Saturday, as severe weather continued to batter the area, sparking floods and landslides.

The three missing, two women and a man who were aged between 20 and 25, reportedly called for help on Friday when they were trapped on a small piece of high ground as water rose after a river burst its banks