https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Italy in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Fourteen people died, including five Israelis, when a cable car slammed into the side of the Mottarone mountain near Lake Maggiore in northern Italy on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.it/20210523/breaking-eight-killed-after-cable-car-falls-in-italy-say-emergency-services Sun, 23 May 2021 16:15:00 +0200 breaking-eight-killed-after-cable-car-falls-in-italy-say-emergency-services Having a medical emergency in Italy before you've got to grips with the healthcare system is many foreigners' nightmare. Mark Hinshaw, an American resident in Le Marche, explains what happened when he found himself in an Italian emergency room – without health insurance. https://www.thelocal.it/20191218/how-i-ended-up-in-hospital-in-italy-without-health-insurance Wed, 18 Dec 2019 13:55:00 +0100 how-i-ended-up-in-hospital-in-italy-without-health-insurance After the area labelled 'at risk' of an eruption from Mount Vesuvius was expanded earlier this year based on scientific recommendations, local authorities said on Thursday that "most" of the updated evacuation plan was ready. https://www.thelocal.it/20161013/evacuation-plan-for-vesuvius-eruption-naples-campania-will-be-ready-by-october Thu, 13 Oct 2016 15:38:11 +0200 evacuation-plan-for-vesuvius-eruption-naples-campania-will-be-ready-by-october A Delta Airlines flight from New York declared an emergency during the landing phase in Rome on Wednesday morning. https://www.thelocal.it/20160427/delta-flight-declares-emergency-before-landing-in-rome-airport-new-york Wed, 27 Apr 2016 12:47:30 +0200 delta-flight-declares-emergency-before-landing-in-rome-airport-new-york An easyJet flight was forced to make an emergency landing at Venice’s Marco Polo airport on Friday after the plane’s pilot became ill. https://www.thelocal.it/20151009/easyjet-plane-forced-to-land-in-italy-after-pilot-falls-ill Fri, 09 Oct 2015 17:41:42 +0200 easyjet-plane-forced-to-land-in-italy-after-pilot-falls-ill An Italian doctor who founded a charity that helps rehabilitate war victims has won a Right Livelihood Award, the jury for the Swedish human rights prize announced on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.it/20151001/italian-wins-alternative-nobel-for-work-with-war-victimes Thu, 01 Oct 2015 13:34:28 +0200 italian-wins-alternative-nobel-for-work-with-war-victimes Passengers on a flight from Rome to Milan were shocked when their aircraft was struck by lightning and forced to make an emergency landing in Naples on Wednesday as a freak thunderstorm wreaked havoc in the Italian capital. https://www.thelocal.it/20150819/alitalia-plane-struck-by-lightning Wed, 19 Aug 2015 17:13:30 +0200 alitalia-plane-struck-by-lightning A spokeswoman for the United Nations said on Monday Italy must not be left alone in dealing with the influx of migrants who arrive daily on its shores. https://www.thelocal.it/20140610/italy-must-not-be-left-alone-to-deal-with-migrants-un Tue, 10 Jun 2014 11:06:00 +0200 italy-must-not-be-left-alone-to-deal-with-migrants-un