Italian PM Giorgia Meloni flew over the area affected by a landslide in the Sicilian town of Niscemi and attended a meeting to assess the situation on Wednesday (January 28).

Homes in the Sicilian town of Niscemi have been left teetering on the edge of a cliff after a landslide that was triggered by a storm, Italy's civil protection chief said on Tuesday (January 27).

Niscemi, a town of about 25,000 in south-central Sicily, sits on a plateau that authorities say is gradually collapsing towards the plain below. More than 1,500 people have had to be evacuated.

Buildings were overhanging the edge after large sections of the slope gave way. A car was left with its front end poking into the chasm.

On Monday (January 26), the Italian government of Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni declared a state of emergency for Sicily, Sardinia and Calabria, the three southern regions battered by the violent storm last week.

Extreme weather events have become more frequent in Italy in recent years. Floods have devastated cities across the country, killing dozens of people and amplifying risks of landslides and floods also in historically less exposed areas.

DESCRIPCIÓN DE IMÁGENES

NISCEMI, ITALY (JANUARY 28, 2026) (GOVERNMENT TV HANDOUT - Access all)

1. ITALIAN PRIME MINISTER GIORGIA MELONI ON BOARD A HELICOPTER INSPECTING THE LANDSLIDE IN NISCEMI

2. AERIAL FOOTAGE SHOWING LANDSLIDE

3. MELONI SHAKING HANDS WITH MAYOR OF NISCEMI, MASSIMILIANO CONTI

4. VARIOUS OF MELONI DURING MEETING

5. MAP

6. MEETING IN PROGRESS

7. VIEW OF LANDSLIDE ON SCREEN

8. VARIOUS OF MELONI DURING MEETING

NISCEMI, ITALY (JANUARY 27, 2026) (ITALIAN FIREBRIGADE HANDOUT - Access all)

9. VARIOUS AERIAL FOOTAGE SHOWING LANDSLIDE