More than 1,000 people were evacuated in Sicily after a four-kilometre section of cliff crumbled during a storm, leaving houses perched perilously on the edge, authorities said. Land was continuing to give way due to rain that has soaked the area in recent days, said the mayor of the southern hill town of Niscemi. No deaths or injuries have been reported following the landslide, which took place on 25 January. | AFP News Agency

Violent storms and hurricane-force winds have battered Catania in Sicily, prompting authorities to issue a red alert in several areas. | Reuters