UGC shows storm hitting St. Mark's square in Venice

A violent storm upended chairs and tables in St. Mark's Square on Thursday. High winds also detached pieces of brick from St. Mark's bell tower, which stands in front of the famed St Mark's Basilica. Tourists were evacuated from the structure, which was cordoned off. On Friday,

Italian firefighters inspected the tower and said there were no damages reported. Violent thunderstorms and hurricane-force winds left at least eight dead Thursday in France and Italy, uprooting trees in Tuscany and on the French island of Corsica.