US EditionLandslide leaves Sicily town teetering after heavy rain
- On Sunday, a landslide struck Niscemi after Cyclone Harry battered southern Italy, forcing the evacuation of more than 1,500 residents as emergency crews responded.
- Geologists warned the hill's geology and heavy rain reactivated old instability in Niscemi, where the landslide front now extends about four kilometres and directly affects houses facing the slope.
- Images show vehicles and buildings tumbling 20 meters off a new cliff while civil protection crews imposed a 150-meter 'no go zone' near Gela, complicating intervention efforts.
- On Monday, the Italian federal government declared a state of emergency for three southern regions and set aside an initial 100 million euros, pledging to help residents find housing and restore infrastructure.
- Officials warn many families will need long-term relocation as the ground keeps shifting, and Sicilian regional officials estimated overall damage at two billion euros.
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Half a city loses its home in the landslide in Italy – and probably forever. Niscemi is literally built on sand, explains a geologist.
Meloni took a helicopter flight over the stricken town on the island and spoke with local aid workers and municipal officials.
ROME.- The Prime Minister of Italy, Giorgia Meloni, flew over on Wednesday Niscemi, the people of Sicily at the edge of the abyss and alarmed by a dramatic slide still active, caused by a cyclone and an exceptional wave of bad weather, which left 1500 people homeless, to whom she promised help. Amid growing controversy so everyone agrees that it has been “an announced tragedy”, after a meeting with the local authorities, the Italian Prime Minist…
There was also talk of rebuilding the city, built on sand and clay, elsewhere. 1,500 people were left homeless, and locals were angry that the government had done nothing. The real estate hyenas also appeared, and Meloni surveyed the situation from a helicopter.
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