5+ hour, 28+ min ago   (131+ words) As Milan hosts the Winter Olympics, southern Italy is battling catastrophic flooding. Firefighters in Cosenza pulled off 50 water rescues in a single day after the Busento River burst its banks, forcing families and pets to evacuate by raft. Meanwhile, 300 firefighters…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (319+ words) Much of a Sicilian town is teetering on the edge of a cliff after heavy rain from Cyclone Harry caused a landslide. The landslide opened a 2.5-mile crack through Niscemi, leaving homes hanging on. Officials evacuated 1,500 people, warning that everything…...

1+ mon, 8+ hour ago   (139+ words) Waves slammed into beaches along Argentina's northern coast, including Santa Clara del Mar, Mar Chiquita Partido and Mar de Cobo. The freak waves, known as a meteotsunami, killed a 29-year-old man and injured 35 others, officials said. Meteotsunamis are generated by…...