Terrifying videos show giant waterspouts lashing Italian coastlines on the same day as Bayesian yacht disaster as experts reveal Med has been 'turned into petrol' by wave of searing 40C heatwaves

Violent storms and freak tornadoes have lashed Italy in recent days – claiming at least one life and leaving a wake of destruction along the country’s southern coast.

A waterspout – a twister over the sea – is believed to have hit the British-flagged Bayesian superyacht yesterday as it was anchored off Sicily.

The vessel’s mast broke, sinking the £30million boat and sparking a search mission for six passengers who were on board, including its British owner Mike Lynch. The disaster also…