A tsunami alert has been issued in Italy after a series of tremors were detected off the southern tip of the country.
At least 12 quakes were recorded with magnitudes of up to 5.0 near Sicily on Friday, prompting authorities to issue an orange-level alert.
Schools in Palermo and Messina have been evacuated as a precaution, while the head of the Sicilian Civil Protection, Salvo Cocina, ordered an immediate state of alert for the affected areas.
The epicentre was less than 60 miles from Palermo, according to the National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology.
Locals reported feeling tremors in Palermo, Patti, Licata, Capo dʿOrlando and Campofelice di
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