Massive landslide in Italy | Around 200 residents of a southern Italian town were evacuated

Around 200 residents of a southern Italian town were evacuated on Monday after an enormous landslide split the side of a hill.

Broadcaster Sky Italia aired footage of the landslide in the town of Maierato, in the region of Calabria, and of local residents being evacuated.

No deaths were reported.


According to an initial investigation made by Italian civil defence officials, the landslide could have been caused by heavy rains in the Calabria region.

Local residents were evacuated and brought to the police school
of Vibo Valentia, the closest city.

Heavy rains in southern Italy caused more than 100 smaller landslides in the Calabria region, according to local reports.

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