The prefect of the Sicilian city of Agrigento announced a record 35,000 migrants landed on Lampedusa in 2021. That compares to nearly 20,000 in 2020. The island has reached its capacity limit, the prefect warned.
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Rescuers on Sicily pulled four more bodies from the rubble of buildings which collapsed following an explosion on Saturday. The death toll has risen to seven confirmed following the Sicily blast.
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Three people died and six are missing after an explosion on Sicily caused multiple residential buildings to collapse on Sunday. Two women were recovered alive.
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The mayor of the island of Vulcano, in Sicily’s Aeolian archipelago, has ordered the evacuation of about 150 people. He has also banned tourists due to increased volcanic activity and gases in the area.
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Emergency authorities warn it is ‘situation critical’ after Sicily floods following a fierce storm. Catania and surrounding areas are left underwater and two people die as the ‘Medicane’ wreaks havoc.
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In the microclimate around Mount Etna, Sicily, a special fruit grows. The red oranges, also known as Blood Oranges, are celebrated with a sagra as winter draws to a close.
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Two people have been killed and nine injured – four seriously – after a tornado tore through the Italian island of Pantelleria. Residents describe the scene as ‘apocalyptic’.
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The return of tourists to the island of Sardinia sees an increase of the theft of pink sand, pebbles and shells from Sardinia’s protected beaches.
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The province of Siracusa registered a temperature of 48.8°C on Wednesday. If confirmed it is a new record for Europe. Lucifer is to blame.
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An elderly man died in Calabria as wildfires caused his house to cave in. The night of the 10th/11th August was the worst so far for fires.
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