Violent winds reaching speeds of 118 miles per hour (190kmph) and heavy rains ripped through northeastern Italy in late October and November 2018. The worse affected regions were Trentino and Veneto, which experienced mudslides too. The stormy weather killed at least 17 people and an estimated 300,000 trees were felled or damaged, including large swathes of Trentino's famed Violins' Forest. In this photo a tree bows dramatically due to the force of the wind.

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