About 1,500 people have so far been evacuated from their homes after a powerful storm brought down a long section of hillside in Niscemi, Sicily, leaving houses perched perilously on a cliff edge.
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The ground began to show signs of movement on Sunday, before the landslide developed along a 2.5-mile (4km) front. The chasm continues to grow, raising fears that it could swallow the town’s historic centre
‘Situation is dire’ for Sicily town teetering on cliff edge after landslide ► https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/27/niscemi-sicily-landslide-chasm-storm-cyclone-harry
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