ROME, Oct. 28 (Xinhua) -- Italian police said they didn't give up hope on locating a man swept away by flash floods on the island of Sardinia on Sunday, and the search will continue on Tuesday.
Davide Manda, a 41-year-old sailor, was carried off in his Jeep Wrangler by swift currents during a violent thunderstorm in southern Sardinia early Sunday morning, near Monte Arcosu. Local rescue teams began searching by land and helicopter on Sunday, resuming efforts at first light on Monday before halting as night fell. The search is set to continue Tuesday morning.
