The Islands: News archives from Italian islands - Page 9 of 14

Image showing lava during Mount Etna eruption

Mount Etna eruption – flight disruption at Sicily’s Catania airport

August 15, 2023August 15, 2023Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

On Sunday night, Mount Etna spewed into life. The eruption sent lava and ash high above the island of Sicily. Whilst the lava flow subsided, ash was still coming from one of the craters.

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.

record. cocaine haul seized in Sicilian waters. Image taken from Guardia di Finanzia video of the seizure.

Record cocaine haul seized by Italian police

July 23, 2023July 23, 2023Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Italian authorities seized a record cocaine haul of 5.3 tonnes being transferred between ships off the southern coast of Sicily, police said. Five suspects are in custody.

Louise Michel rescue ship. Image courtesy of Louise Michel website.

Rescue ship Louise Michel detained on Lampedusa

March 26, 2023March 26, 2023Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

The M.V. Louise Michel, a rescue ship bought with the proceeds of a Banksy art sale, is being detained by Italian authorities on Lampedusa. The ship broke new rules in assisting in another rescue instead of heading straight to its assigned port.

Flooding in Sicily with high winds bringing down trees

Flooding in the south, drought in the north

February 12, 2023February 12, 2023Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Farmers’ association Coldiretti again sounded the alarm about extreme weather in Italy. There has been flooding in southern Italy, whilst the north suffers from low precipitation levels which have badly hit water reserves. As a result, agriculture all over the country is having huge trouble as a consequence.

Wiretap reveals Cosa Nostra has its own constitution

January 24, 2023January 24, 2023Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

A Cosa Nostra boss arrested on Tuesday says the Sicilian Mafia has a written statute.

Second Messina Denaro hideout discovered

January 18, 2023January 18, 2023Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Italian police today found a second hideout of Matteo Messina Denaro, the Mafia superboss apprehended on Monday after 30 years on the run.

Mafia boss hideout found in Sicilian town of Campobello di Mazara

Mafia boss hideout found and searched

January 17, 2023January 17, 2023Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Police and investigators have found the hideout of Matteo Messina Denaro, the mafia boss arrested yesterday after 30 years on the run.

Messina Denaro - Italy's most wanted man - arrested on Sicily

Italy’s most wanted man arrested after 30 years on the run

January 16, 2023January 16, 2023Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Mafia boss Matteo Messina Denaro, Italy’s most wanted man, has been arrested by the Carabinieri police’s ROS unit after 30 years on the run. He was arrested inside the day hospital of a private clinic in Palermo and did not put up resistance.

Palermo man arrested for killing an Italian couple in UK

Palermo man arrested for murder in UK

December 24, 2022December 24, 2022Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

British police said on 23rd December that a man arrested for killing an Italian couple living in the UK came from Palermo and has mental health issues. The couple were killed with a hammer.