Southern Italy: news archives in English

Frozen hashish seized by the Carabinieri in Naples

“Frozen hashish” surfaces on Naples drug market

August 28, 2026August 28, 2026Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Carabinieri find 45 grammes of “frozen hashish”, the high-potency cannabis product which can fetch up to €80 a gramme, in the home of a convicted felon.

Evacuated families unsure if they can return to their homes. Image shows woman and two officials examining damage from the earthquake. Photograph: Felice de Martino/EPA

Evacuated Campi Flegrei families fear they may never go home

August 3, 2026August 3, 2026Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

After years of relentless tremors culminating in Friday’s record 4.7-magnitude quake, 144 evacuated families now fear their houses are beyond saving but few can afford to simply walk away.

earthquake in Campi Flegrei. Image: By Phil Robinson - The image appears on a website entitled, "Vesuvius's big daddy: The supervolcano that threatens all life in Europe" at url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/moslive/article-1342820/Vesuviuss-big-daddy-supervolcano-Campi-Flegrei-near-Naples-threatens-Europe.html., Fair use, https://en.wikiversity.org/w/index.php?curid=191753

Campi Flegrei quake: injury toll rises to 26

August 2, 2026August 2, 2026Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

The 4.7-magnitude earthquake at Campi Flegrei, the strongest recorded in the volcanic caldera in 40 years, has left around 300 people displaced. Officials warn further tremors above magnitude 3 remain possible.

one of Tripadvisor's Best of the Best cities - Naples tremor felt across Naples 1626 earthquake and tsunami killed around 70,000 in Naples area

On this day: Devastating earthquake and tsunami strike Naples

July 30, 2026July 30, 2026Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

On 30 July 1626, one of the most violent seismic events in European history struck the region surrounding Naples. Estimated to have measured approximately 7.0 on the Richter scale, the massive earthquake and subsequent tsunami devastated the bustling maritime hub and wiped out dozens of nearby settlements, claiming an estimated 70,000 lives.

Detail of the restored ceiling fresco Credit: Courtesy of the Archaeological Park of Pompeii

Pompeii restorers piece together painted ceiling

July 27, 2026July 27, 2026Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

More than a quarter of a vaulted dining room ceiling from the House with Bakery has been rebuilt from fragments found where it collapsed nearly 2,000 years ago. It reveals a richly decorated scene of Dionysus and Ariadne.

Calabria wildfire may have been started by using cats with their tails alight

Calabria arsonists used cats to spread wildfires

July 25, 2026July 25, 2026Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Civil protection investigators found cats with flammable rags tied to their tails released into vegetation to start blazes, prompting criminal complaints and calls for a thorough investigation.

Luca Esposito. sports journalist Credit: TuttoSalernitana.com.

Sports journalist shot and set on fire in Salerno province

July 20, 2026July 20, 2026Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Luca Esposito, 53, a sports journalist, was found dead among burnt brushwood on a farm road in Eboli. Investigators are treating the death as murder, with shell casings recovered at the scene and the motive still unclear.

The restored House of the Carbonised Furniture at herculaneum. Image credit: Herculaneum Archaeological Park

House of the Carbonised Furniture reopens at Herculaneum

July 11, 2026July 11, 2026Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

One of the most fascinating domus at Herculaneum, the Roman town buried and preserved by the Vesuvius eruption along with Pompeii in 79 AD, has reopened after a 30-year restoration. The House of the Carbonized Furniture is open again thanks to a restoration project carried out in a public-private partnership with the Packard Humanities Institute […]

Rail sabotage in Calabria The Salvini verdict in the Open Arms trial is scheduled for Friday 20th December 2024

Salvini hints at political motives behind Calabria rail sabotage

July 10, 2026July 10, 2026Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Deputy Premier and Transport and Infrastructure Minister Matteo Salvini suggested political motives could lie behind the suspension of train services in Calabria early on Thursday. The rail sabotage is the latest in a long series of major disruptions to hit Italy’s rail network.

overturned car in which a sixteen-year-old was killed

Sixteen-year-old killed as teenagers flee Carabinieri checkpoint

June 1, 2026June 1, 2026Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

A car chase lasting three kilometres ended in tragedy near Orta Nova when a vehicle carrying five underage passengers, all over the alcohol limit, overturned on a dangerous bend. A sixteen-year-old as killed.