Overall Green alert Flood
in Italy

Event summary

Flood can have a low humanitarian impact based on the magnitude, exposed population and vulnerability.

GDACS ID FL 1103075
Death: 0
Displaced: 15
Countries: Italy
From - To 07 Jan - 18 Jan

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Southern Italy, Mid-January 2025Vigili del Fuoco reported multiple interventions as a result of heavy rain in the Sicily Region, Italy, in mid-January 2025. Rough seas and storm surge caused damage and coastal flooding in areas Sicily and the Aeolian Islands. Local media reported severe weather in the Sardinia region, including some flooding which blocked roads. Local media also reported severe weather including heavy rain and flooding in areas of Calabria Region.Sun 19 Jan 2025Provided by Copernicus EMS GloFAS
Detailed event map. European Union, 2025. Map produced by EC-JRC.
The boundaries and the names shown on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the European Union.

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For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EC-JRC (37), (2), NASA (4), INGV (2), WMO (1), INFORM (2),