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The village of Zafferia, in the worst-hit area of Italy's northern Sicily, Italy, is at the centre of a clean-up operation following severe floods. Firefighters and rescue workers are working hard ...

“All necessary procedures have been activated," he added. Sicily’s President Renato Schifani said he was “closely monitoring the ongoing weather emergency in eastern Sicily". "I am in constant contact ...

Jumbled deposits of rock found on the top of hills in south-east Sicily were left by the megaflood that refilled the Mediterranean sea 5 million years – the largest known flooding event in Earth ...

The mosaics in Monreale cathedral, in Sicily, span over 6,400 sq m and contain 2.2 kilos of solid gold. The bodies of tech tycoon Mike Lynch and his daughter Hannah were among those inside the ...