British tourists issued urgent tsunami alert after TWELVE earthquakes hit off the coast of Italy sparking mass evacuations
Italian authorities confirmed the regions of Messina and Palermo were the worst affected by the shakes
TL;DR
- 12 earthquakes occurred off the coast of Italy.
- An urgent tsunami alert was issued for British tourists.
- Mass evacuations have taken place.
- The largest earthquake measured 5.0-magnitude in Sicily.
- All other eleven quakes were above 4.0-magnitude.
- Messina and Palermo were the most affected regions.