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Wildfires reach Catania on Sicily. Image: Roberto Viglianisi/via REUTERS. No copyright infringement intended

Firefighters battle wildfires on Sicily for second day running

July 31, 2021July 31, 2021Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Wildfires have reached the town of Catania with people evacuated from their homes and the local airport temporarily shut down.

Roman ship discovered off Sicilian coast full of amphorae. Image courtesy of https://twitter.com/archaeologyEAA

Roman ship discovered off coast of Sicily

July 30, 2021July 30, 2021Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

An ancient Roman ship has been discovered 92 metres deep off the coast of Sicily. Close to Isola delle Femmine, the vessel dates back to the second century BC.

Wildfires on Sardinia devastates 20,000 hectares

Wildfires on Sardinia see 1,500 people evacuated

July 26, 2021July 26, 2021Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Wildfires have been raging on the island of Sardinia over the weekend. Around 1,500 are unable to access their homes. 20,000 hectares of vegetation destroyed.

Disembarking from Ocean Viking , one of the SOS MEditerranee rescue ships

Almost 600 migrants come ashore in Italy after being rescued by SOS Mediterranee

July 10, 2021July 10, 2021Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Hundreds of migrants rescued by SOS Mediterranee disembarked on Friday (9th July) in Augusta, Sicily. Rome-based maritime authorities agreed to give their ship a port.

Medecins sans Frontieres ship Geo Barents

Medecins Sans Frontieres denounces Italy for detaining ship

July 6, 2021July 6, 2021Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

French medical charity Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) said on Monday an MSF vessel has been detained in Italy, reports Reuters. The charity suggests the seizure was politically motivated.

boat capsizes off Lampedusa, seven drown

Seven drown as boat capsizes off Lampedusa coast

June 30, 2021July 6, 2021Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

At least seven migrants, one of them pregnant, drown after their boat capsizes five miles off the island of Lampedusa early on Wednesday.

Billionaire nightclub Sardinia. Image by Sarkaloo - Gabriele Sotgiu via wikimedia under creative commons license

Briatori’s nightclub accused of negligence over Covid outbreak

June 29, 2021July 12, 2021Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Prosecutors accuse a nightclub in Sardinia of “epidemic negligence” following a Covid-19 outbreak there last summer. The nightclub, owned by the former Formula One team boss Flavio Briatore, is linked to clusters of infections across Italy.

Sicilian Mafia boss, Giovanni Brusca, released

June 1, 2021March 22, 2024Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

The release of Giovanni Brusca, by virtue of a law inspired, paradoxically, by Giovanni Falcone, has caused a political stir. Secretary of the Democratic Party said it is a “punch in the stomach that leaves you breathless and you wonder how it is possible”.

Etna is stirring

May 19, 2021July 4, 2021Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Etna shows signs of awakening with a small lava flow and cloud, which have already dispersed.

Vacation and vaccination in Sicily this summer?

May 16, 2021July 5, 2021adminLeave a Comment

The president of the Sicilian region, Musumeci, declares Sicily is ready to welcome visitors. There’s also the offer of vaccination in Sicily, too. In an interview with Tgcom24, the president of the Sicialian region – Musumeci – declared, “For the summer we are ready to welcome and vaccinate tourists too”. “We weren’t categorised as a […]