Overview
- Authorities widened the exclusion zone in Niscemi after continued collapses along a roughly 4 km cliff, with drops reported up to about 45 metres.
- No injuries or deaths have been reported, which officials attribute to early warnings and swift evacuations.
- The Italian government approved a 12‑month state of emergency for Sicily, Sardinia and Calabria with an initial €100 million for immediate needs.
- Regional assessments put public infrastructure losses in Sicily at about €740 million, with overall damage across affected areas expected to exceed €1 billion.
- Civil protection chief Fabio Ciciliano said homes on the edge are uninhabitable and residents from affected areas will be permanently relocated once ground movement subsides.