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Italy – Severe weather and landslide (media, METEO AM) (ECHO Daily Flash of 18 March 2026)

  • Heavy rainfall has been affecting southern Italy, particularly the Calabria region, since 17 March, causing flooding and triggering landslides that have resulted in evacuations and damage.
  • According to media, as of 18 March, at least 80 people have been preventively evacuated in the Crosia municipality of south-eastern Cosenza province due to a landslide. The overflow of the streams Trionto e Fiumarella damaged houses and roads. Road closures have also been reported in the municipalities of Corigliano, Mirto, Rossano, Calopezzati, Pietrapaola, and Mandatoriccio (Cosenza province), which have been the most impacted.
  • For the next 24 hours, more heavy rainfall and thunderstorms are forecast over the Calabria and Puglia regions.