North-west Italy: News archives in English - Page 7 of 13

Bardonecchia in aftermath of wave of mud. Cars and camper vans piled up covered in mud

Bardonecchia hit by wave of mud after landslide – missing people found

August 14, 2023August 14, 2023Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Five people reported missing in Bardonecchia, after a wave of mud, water and detritus swept through the town on Sunday night, have been traced.

Is Milan worth visiting? Milan Piazza del Duomo. Image courtesy of Wikipedia. Creator: Michael Kuhn

More instances of mindless vandalism and outright stupidity

August 11, 2023August 11, 2023Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Milan is the scene of the latest set of idiotic actions and vandalism by youngsters. First, the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele is vandalised, then tourists scale the spire of Milan cathedral.

Domina, the 150-year-old statue destroyed by tourists- The statue sits in a fountain.

German tourists destroy 150-year-old statue

August 5, 2023August 5, 2023Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

A 150-year-old statue valued at €200,000 was broken by a group of German tourists. The statue toppled over whilst the students were taking pictures of themselves with it.

Extreme weather causes wildfires and storms across Italy

Extreme weather kills five in two days as heat and storms savage Italy

July 25, 2023July 25, 2023Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

The extreme weather with a heatwave in southern Italy, and the storms in northern Italy have claimed five lives in the past two days. Wildfires rage in Sicily with Palermo almost isolated by the flames.

Milan retirement home fire - firefighters outside building

Milan retirement home fire – 6 dead

July 8, 2023July 8, 2023Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

A Milan retirement home fire resulted in the death of 6 people, with 81 hospitalised. 67 of the hospitalised have since been discharged. Whoever’s fault it is, they must pay, says Milan mayor.

The Borromean islands on Lago Maggiore, fed by river Po runoff, where water levels have risen to average levels following the heavy May rainfall.

May rains put end to river Po drought

June 13, 2023June 13, 2023Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

The exceptionally heavy rainfall that affected many parts of northern Italy in May has put an end to the severe drought affecting almost the whole of the river Po, the district basin authority said on today.

man accused of murdering his pregnant girlfriend says he did out of 'stress'

Man murdered pregnant girlfriend because of ‘stress’

June 4, 2023June 8, 2023Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

On Wednesday, a man who confessed to murdering his pregnant girlfriend and then trying to burn her body says he acted out of stress. His girlfriend was seven-months pregnant.

escuers search for missing after lago maggiore boating accident

Four dead in Lago Maggiore boating accident

May 29, 2023May 29, 2023Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Four people died and around 18 survived after a tourist boat capsized and sank in a storm on Lago Maggiore in northern Italy.

video still of police beating transsexual

Video of police beating transsexual goes viral

May 24, 2023May 24, 2023Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

A video went viral in Italy showing Milan police beating a transsexual using truncheons and pepper spray. Parents had called the police saying she was bothering children at the school gates.

Collapse of Morandi bridge in Genoa in 2018

Former ASPI exec knew of Morandi bridge collapse risk

May 22, 2023May 22, 2023Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

A former executive for highways company ASPI told the Morandi bridge trial he knew there was a risk of collapse years before it happened. The incident claimed 43 lives in Genoa on August 14, 2018.