The Pigeon Express
Italian rescuers pulled four bodies from collapsed buildings in Sicily on Monday after a suspected gas explosion. At least seven people have now died after the blast destroyed four residential buildings on Saturday evening in the Sicilian town of Ravanusa. Firefighters say they are continuing to search the rubble for two people still said to […]
A Roman Catholic pastor in Sicily has apologised to parents after its bishop reportedly told a group of children that Santa Claus did not exist. At a religious event last week, Bishop Antonio Staglianò also said Santa’s red costume had been chosen by Coca-Cola for publicity, Italian media report. The comments infuriated parents. In an […]
At least three people died after an explosion caused multiple residential buildings to collapse on the Italian island of Sicily. Authorities on Sunday said two women were recovered alive from the rubble in the southern town of Ravanusa after the collapse on Saturday night. Rescuers, sniffer dogs and a drone have been deployed to locate the […]
Most of the 250 permanent residents of a volcanic Italian island have been told to evacuate after levels of carbon dioxide in the air spiked dangerously, causing respiratory problems to people and their pets. Carbon dioxide levels around the volcanic island of Vulcano in the Aeolian archipelago off the north coast of Sicily have risen […]
Cyclone Apollo approached the Italian island of Sicily on Friday, after a week of deadly storms. As a result the streets were flooded and train lines blocked. Three people have already died this week and the regional leader told people on the island to stay at home to avoid what was described as a “medicane” […]
An Italian town has put around 900 abandoned homes for prices as low as €1 in an attempt to breed new life into the area. The southern town of Castiglione di Sicilia is in a picturesque part of Sicily that sits piled up a hillside on the flank of Mount Etna near Taormina and the […]