US EditionItaly declares state of emergency after storms in southern regions
Storm Harry caused over €1 billion in damage and forced the evacuation of more than 1,500 residents due to a 4km landslide in Niscemi, Sicily, officials said.
- On Jan 26, Italy declared a state of emergency for Sicily, Sardinia and Calabria and allocated €100 million for urgent relief, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said.
- Storm Harry moved across the central Mediterranean between January 20 and 21, producing intense rainfall and winds after developing between Algeria and Tunisia and intensifying over the Ionian Sea.
- In Niscemi, Sicily, a four-kilometre cliff section crumbled on January 25, damaging Provincial Road SP10 near the Benefizio stream and leaving houses perched on the edge.
- Authorities estimate damage exceeded $1.5 billion and no casualties occurred, while hundreds of cots were transported from Palermo to shelter evacuees at Pio La Torre sports complex.
- Regional leaders, including Renato Schifani, estimate damages at €740 million, with officials requesting EU Solidarity Fund support as Conti said, `The situation continues to worsen because further collapses have been recorded`.
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The situation in Niscemi on the island of Sicily is becoming more and more dramatic: "The landslide is fully active, the entire hill falls to the plain, warned the head of the Italian Civil Protection, Fabio Ciciliano. Videos show how parts of buildings are crumbling into the abyss. After storms a abyss had formed on the weekend to a length of four kilometers. 1500 people had to be evacuated. There is no hope for the houses located on the edge o…
After a landslide in Sicily, some 1,500 inhabitants of the city of Niscemi had to leave their homes.
After heavy rains, a landslide endangers a city in Sicily.
Heavy rains have caused a huge landslide in Sicily. Parts of the city of Niscemi are standing on the abyss, hundreds of inhabitants have had to leave their homes. The government in Rome proclaimed an emergency for the area.
In a small Italian town, houses on a front of several kilometers threaten to slip off a huge slope. The situation is critical, according to civil protection. Residents are brought to safety by the authorities.
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