Overview
- Italy’s Civil Protection issued red alerts for Sardinia, Sicily and Calabria as storm surges inundated streets and entered buildings.
- Emergency crews reported widespread calls for help, including more than 180 incidents in Malta, with public warnings to avoid shorelines and exposed heights.
- About 190 people were evacuated from exposed areas in Sicily as firefighters assisted families and municipalities ordered temporary closures.
- Maritime links were disrupted as ferries to Sardinia and smaller islands were suspended, while flights and ferries to Malta were diverted or canceled.
- Damage reports include a collapsed promenade in Messina, washed‑out roads near Letojanni, an ANSA‑reported seafront sinkhole, and additional flooding in Corsica and Spain’s Catalonia.