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Infrastructure damage and isolation in Calabria

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Severe weather and heavy rainfall in the Aspromonte region of Calabria, Italy, have caused continue to cause significant landslides and infrastructure damage. The destruction of provincial roads, including the SP3, SP23, and SP183, has left several communities such as Roccaforte del Greco and San Lorenzo largely isolated, compromising vital links between Melito Porto Salvo, Bagaladi, and the coast. Recent incidents have escalated the safety risks. In the Santa Maria locality of San Lorenzo, a large sinkhole opened on a provincial road, causing a vehicle to fall into the chasm; the driver was rescued and hospitalized but reportedly escaped serious injury. In San Lorenzo Marina, a landslide forced mud flooded homes, forcing the evacuation of twenty people as mud flooded homes and destroyed property. residents. Additionally, a bus driver narrowly avoided a plunge into a ravine on the SP3 near San Lorenzo. The compromise of the SP23 road has severed a vital link between the coast and inland areas. While an alternative route through San Pantaleo has been identified, it is restricted to small vehicles and cannot accommodate buses or large trucks. Local leadership, including Mayors Sandro Polimeni of San Lorenzo and Ercole Nucera of Roccaforte del Greco, have attributed the territory’s vulnerability to years of insufficient maintenance and neglect. The isolation poses significant risks to vulnerable populations, particularly the elderly, due to limited access to pharmacies, food supplies, maintenance. Metropolitan Mayor Francesco Cannizzaro and medical services. Authorities in Melito Porto Salvo Mayor Tito Nastasi have met to coordinate emergency responses. Priority actions include clearing debris from roads, streams, and surrounding areas riverbeds, as well as inspecting schools and public buildings. Technical teams are currently coordinating emergency responses working to clean roads stabilize slopes and inspect infrastructure. Local restore connectivity, while officials continue to call on the Calabria Region and the Metropolitan City of Reggio Calabria to declare for a declared state of natural disaster and implement to facilitate urgent structural repairs.

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  1. 2026-10-13 11:47 UTC Infrastructure damage and isolation in Calabria
  2. 2026-10-13 01:46 UTC Infrastructure damage and isolation in Calabria
  3. 2026-10-11 10:15 UTC Infrastructure damage and isolation in Calabria

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