Surf's back up in Italy as beaches slowly reopen after lockdown


By AGENCY

Flaccovio, co-manager of the Tsunami Kitesurf school in Ladispoli, enjoying his kitesurfing session in the Tyrrhenian Sea in Ladispoli, Italy. — AFP

Italian kitesurfers shed tears of joy in the salty blue waters of the Tyrrhenian Sea as they returned to the wind and water after a seemingly interminable coronavirus lockdown.

“After two months... two-and-a-half months, coming out today after the emergency phase was fantastic, just fantastic, we couldn’t wait, ” said Cristian Somma, co-founder of the Tsunami Kite School outside Rome.

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