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 High winds, tornadoes and giant hail: extreme weather hit many parts of Italy's north and centre-north this weekend, leaving at least four holidaymakers dead and causing widespread damage. Weather alerts continue over the coming days. https://www.thelocal.it/20200831/four-killed-as-storms-and-tornadoes-wreak-havoc-across-northern-and-central-italy Mon, 31 Aug 2020 11:28:20 +0200 four-killed-as-storms-and-tornadoes-wreak-havoc-across-northern-and-central-italy Officials have warned that St Mark's basilica may not be able to withstand a repeat of the damage caused during record flooding in November. https://www.thelocal.it/20200123/venice-plans-12-metre-glass-wall-to-protect-st-marks-basilica-from-flooding Thu, 23 Jan 2020 11:04:33 +0100 venice-plans-12-metre-glass-wall-to-protect-st-marks-basilica-from-flooding The controversial Mose flood barrier system “will be able to function” in emergency situations within six months, Venice city mayor Luigi Brugnaro told local media on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20200108/venice-mayor-flood-barrier-will-be-ready-to-use-in-six-months Wed, 08 Jan 2020 10:15:34 +0100 venice-mayor-flood-barrier-will-be-ready-to-use-in-six-months Thousands of angry Venice residents took to the streets to protest on Sunday, even while floodwaters rose again in the canal city. https://www.thelocal.it/20191125/venetians-protest-cruise-ships-and-corruption-after-historic-flooding Mon, 25 Nov 2019 10:23:07 +0100 venetians-protest-cruise-ships-and-corruption-after-historic-flooding Venice sought to return to normal life on Monday after a week of unprecedented flooding that devastated the city, submerging homes, business and cultural treasures. https://www.thelocal.it/20191118/the-water-has-stopped-rising-venice-floods-damage Mon, 18 Nov 2019 09:37:47 +0100 the-water-has-stopped-rising-venice-floods-damage The story of Walter Mutti and his newsstand shows community spirit is alive and well in Venice, as Thea Hawlin reports. https://www.thelocal.it/20191115/venetians-raise-funds-to-rebuild-much-loved-news-kiosk-swept-away-by-floods Fri, 15 Nov 2019 11:34:53 +0100 venetians-raise-funds-to-rebuild-much-loved-news-kiosk-swept-away-by-floods St Mark's Square has been closed as Venice braces for another exceptional high tide on Friday, after Italy declared a state of emergency in the flood-hit city. https://www.thelocal.it/20191115/venice-faces-more-floods-as-state-of-emergency-declared Fri, 15 Nov 2019 09:21:58 +0100 venice-faces-more-floods-as-state-of-emergency-declared This week's deluge proved too much even for one famous Venice bookstore which had resigned itself to constant flooding, keeping its books inside bathtubs and boats. https://www.thelocal.it/20191114/legendary-waterproof-venice-bookshop-overwhelmed-by-floods Thu, 14 Nov 2019 12:41:41 +0100 legendary-waterproof-venice-bookshop-overwhelmed-by-floods After Venice was left devastated once again by exceptionally high tides this week, many are asking what happened to the city's long-awaited flood barriers. Are they still being built? Why has it taken so long? And will they really prevent such disasters in future? https://www.thelocal.it/20191113/what-happened-to-venices-planned-flood-barriers Wed, 13 Nov 2019 17:43:19 +0100 what-happened-to-venices-planned-flood-barriers Venetians awoke to sirens on Thursday indicating that the high waters are coming back, as Italy's government prepared to take emergency measures for the flooded city. https://www.thelocal.it/20191114/venice-flooding-city-braces-for-more-high-water-as-alarms-sound Thu, 14 Nov 2019 10:40:50 +0100 venice-flooding-city-braces-for-more-high-water-as-alarms-sound Tourists and locals in Venice are in shock at flood damage caused to one of the city's most famous sites https://www.thelocal.it/20191113/flooding-drowns-st-marks-priceless-mosaics-in-sewage Wed, 13 Nov 2019 17:52:12 +0100 flooding-drowns-st-marks-priceless-mosaics-in-sewage Venetians woke on Wednesday to devastating scenes after the highest tide in 50 years washed through the historic Italian city, beaching gondolas, trashing hotels and sending tourists fleeing through rapidly rising waters. https://www.thelocal.it/20191113/anger-in-venice-after-record-flooding-devastates-city Wed, 13 Nov 2019 16:48:32 +0100 anger-in-venice-after-record-flooding-devastates-city The acqua alta in Venice came worryingly close last night to reaching levels last seen during the great flood of 1966, and waters are reportedly rising again. https://www.thelocal.it/20191113/venice-underwater-as-exceptional-tide-sweeps-through-canal-city Wed, 13 Nov 2019 11:40:46 +0100 venice-underwater-as-exceptional-tide-sweeps-through-canal-city Italy's government said the EU must show flexibility over its big-spending budget because the country had to cope with a series of deadly disasters, including floods and a deadly bridge collapse in Genoa. https://www.thelocal.it/20181114/italy-budget-letter-eu-disasters-deficit Wed, 14 Nov 2018 11:04:27 +0100 italy-budget-letter-eu-disasters-deficit After a weekend of torrential rain and flooding across large parts of Italy, search efforts for two missing people were taking place on Monday amidst continued bad weather. https://www.thelocal.it/20170911/live-evacuations-and-school-closures-as-storms-continue-to-lash-italy Mon, 11 Sep 2017 12:39:24 +0200 live-evacuations-and-school-closures-as-storms-continue-to-lash-italy UPDATED: At least six people have died in violent rainstorms sweeping across Italy on Sunday, with the Tuscan city of Livorno taking the brunt of the flooding, fire services said. https://www.thelocal.it/20170910/floods-italy-at-least-five-dead Sun, 10 Sep 2017 15:17:01 +0200 floods-italy-at-least-five-dead In the 1950's, Italy's government relocated thousands of Calabrian children following severe flooding in the region. Stavroula Pipyrou, a lecturer at Scotland's University of St Andrews, lifts the lid on this little-discussed chapter in Italian history. https://www.thelocal.it/20170413/the-untold-story-of-thousands-of-italian-children-sent-away-from-their-parents-in-the-1950s Thu, 13 Apr 2017 12:36:14 +0200 the-untold-story-of-thousands-of-italian-children-sent-away-from-their-parents-in-the-1950s Catania is on high alert after torrential rain caused havoc across the region on Sunday afternoon and into Monday. At least one person has been reported dead and several families evacuated from their homes due to the extreme weather. https://www.thelocal.it/20170123/one-dead-as-rain-wreaks-havoc-in-southern-italy Mon, 23 Jan 2017 11:15:48 +0100 one-dead-as-rain-wreaks-havoc-in-southern-italy Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi on Friday led tributes to Florence's Angels of the Mud, the volunteers who rescued the city's artistic treasures from devastating floods, 50 years ago. https://www.thelocal.it/20161105/italy-pm-leads-tributes-to-angels-of-the-mud Sat, 05 Nov 2016 09:12:47 +0100 italy-pm-leads-tributes-to-angels-of-the-mud Fifty years after the river Arno burst its banks with devastating consequences, Florence will this week remember the Angels of the Mud who came to save the Italian city's artistic treasures. https://www.thelocal.it/20161102/50-years-on-florence-remembers-its-angels-of-the-mud Wed, 02 Nov 2016 10:59:09 +0100 50-years-on-florence-remembers-its-angels-of-the-mud