APOCALYPSE fears as ‘Italian Nostradamus’ prophecy of snow in Puglia village comes TRUE TWO days of consecutive snow at a European town has sparked warnings of the end of the world, following an apocalyptic prophecy from the ‘Italian Nostradamus’. Matteo Tafuri, who lived between 1492 and 1582, warned centuries ago that two days of consecutive snow in the resort town of Salento would lead to Armageddon. He said: “Salento of palm trees and mild south wind, snowy Salento but never after the touch. Two days of snow, two flashes in the sky, I know the world ends, but I do not yearn.” The diary was hidden in his room and only discovered recently by researchers, who also uncovered the ominous warning. It comes just days after tears were spotted emerging from the eyes of a painting of the Virgin Mary in Macedonia - a spectacle which has also been linked to the end of the world.