Southern Italy: news archives in English

Bad weather alert for Sicily, Sardinia and Calabria

January 17, 2025January 17, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

A wave of bad weather, featuring heavy rain and strong winds, is expected to last until the weekend, particularly affecting the south. Despite this, temperatures are rising.

Belcastro. Credit: https://www.facebook.com/ComuneBelcastro

Village Bans Serious Illness to Highlight Healthcare Crisis

January 8, 2025January 8, 2025Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

The small Calabrian village of Belcastro has taken an unusual approach to spotlight its healthcare struggles, issuing a decree “banning” residents from falling seriously ill.

alvini at Messina Strait Bridge presentation

Messina Strait Bridge Project Updated to €13.5 Billion

November 27, 2024November 27, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

The planned bridge connecting Sicily to mainland Italy across the Messina Strait now has an updated cost of €13.5 billion.

IT Alert Test Message to be sent today in Campania

Campania IT-Alert Test today

October 11, 2024October 11, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Today, Friday 11th October, at 5 pm, residents of the Campania Region will receive a IT-Alert Test message on their mobile phones as part of the “Exe Flegrei 2024” exercise.

Death toll rises to four in Naples building collapse

Death toll rises to four after Naples building collapse

September 23, 2024September 23, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

The death toll from Sunday’s collapse of a two-story apartment building in the town of Saviano, near Naples, has risen to four.

House collapses in Saviano, near Naples. Photo credit: Vigili del fuoco on X

Two dead, two missing after house collapses

September 22, 2024September 22, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Two young children have died, while their mother and another lady are missing after their house collapses in Saviano, near Naples. it is believed a gas explosion was the cause.

Gender-based violence a problem in Naples province

4 gender-related abuse and violence reports made daily in Naples

September 2, 2024September 2, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

A total of 964 men have been reported to authorities for various forms of abuse and violence against women in Naples and its province from January to August 2024. This according to figures released by the Carabinieri police on Saturday.

vechicle recovery after caserta mudslide. Image: Vigili del fuoco on X

Search for missing continues following Caserta mudslide

August 28, 2024August 28, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Search operations continued Wednesday for a missing woman and her son, aged 74 and 42. They were reported missing Tuesday night in San Felice a Cancello near Caserta after a mudslide.

Campania is challenging the government's differentiated autonomy law. Pictured is the Bay of Naples with Vesuvius. Naples is the capital of Campania

Campania challenging differentiated autonomy

August 27, 2024August 27, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Campania has joined Puglia, Sardinia, and Tuscany in challenging the government’s planned differentiated autonomy law.

Mario Eutizia, a carer in Italy, kills four clients

Carer kills four “out of pity”

August 24, 2024August 24, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

On Friday, 48-year-old Neapolitan Mario Eutizia went to the Carabinieri in Caserta and confessed to four murders. His lawyers Antonio Daniele and Gennaro Romano accompanied him. All the victims had been under his care.