US Edition‘We’re in a Horror Film’: Landslide Leaves Sicily Town Teetering on a Cliff Edge
Cyclone Harry's intense rain triggered a 4km landslide in Niscemi, forcing over 1,500 people to evacuate and prompting a €100 million national emergency response.
- On Sunday, a landslide in Niscemi, driven by Cyclone Harry's intense rain, opened a chasm about 4km long and forced evacuation of about 1,500 people.
- Built on a sloping plateau, Niscemi, a town of about 25,000, has a centuries-old history of landslides, with Sunday’s event following an earlier slide this month linked to the same geological development.
- Aerial footage shows houses perched at the edge with exposed pipes, a silver-grey sedan partly suspended, and firefighters helping evacuees rescue parrots as rain worsens instability on Wednesday.
- Italy's government declared a national emergency across Sicily, Sardinia and Calabria and set aside 100 million after a red zone was declared on January 25th, Meloni visited.
- Parish priest Giuseppe Cafè said the week felt apocalyptic, with many unsure how they will rebuild the historic centre of Niscemi, while Stefania Di Giovanni described it as `We are in a movie, in a horror film`.
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An Italian town of 25,000 people is currently on a plateau that is on the verge of collapsing, Reuters reports, citing Italian authorities. Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has visited the site and declared a national state of emergency.
In the Sicilian Niscemi, after a landslide, a kilometer-long demolition edge opens. More than 1500 inhabitants had to leave their houses, a return is almost impossible. Rain could soon worsen the situation.
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AlKhaleej TodayWhen the land drops away: Life and uncertainty in Niscemi’s red zone
NISCEMI, Jan 29 — Gaetano Ferrera had just a few minutes to grab belongings from his home, one of hundreds evacuated after a landslide in Sicily that experts warn could worsen due to heavy rainfall.“Being left without anything is bad, it’s bad. I’ve been here ever since I was a child,” said Ferrera, visibly emotional as he locked the door behind him.Ferrera and his family, including two 16-year-old daughters and elderly parents, have no idea whe…
'Red Zone'. Images of Sicilia Grasslands, Where a Landslide Left a City on the Coast of the Province
Hundreds of Niscemi families, Italy, were forced to leave their homes in just a few minutes after a land survey left the Sicilian village on the edge of a prep. Experts warn that the risk of new floods is high.
«The landslide continues without a doubt», so «the perimeter of the red zone is not yet definitive, because, if the slide, slow but inexorable, continues, would naturally affect other parts of the neighborhood and other families». Thus the Italian minister of Civil Protection, Nello Musumeci, has manifested himself, in relation to the landslide in Niscemi (Sicily), to which the whole world assists perplexed. The «red zone», which has marked Nisc…
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