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Six people are killed during heavy rains in the region of Tuscany, Italy, with rivers flooding and causing damage. Several roads and highways are closed amid landslides, and dozens of buildings are damaged. Severe damage also occurred in Campobasso, Molise, evacuations are being made in Veneto with highways being closed, and emergency calls occurred in Rome. In Sardinia, strong winds fueled fires that burned hectares of vegetation, while a man is killed in Capoterra, and in Tortolì an entire sawmill burned down.
2023-11-2

One person is killed and another is injured by a magnitude 5.1 earthquake near Marradi, Tuscany, Italy.
2023-09-18

A bridge between the towns of Caprigliola and Albiano Magra in Tuscany, Italy, collapses. It results in only minor injuries of two truck drivers.
2020-04-8

Francesco Schettino, former captain of the "Costa Concordia" cruise ship, goes on trial in Italy for manslaughter and abandoning ship during the disaster on 13 January 2012.
2013-07-9

Costa Cruises is fined US$1.3 million in lieu of criminal charges relating to the "Costa Concordia" cruise ship disaster last year.
2013-04-10

More bodies are dug out of the wreck of the "Costa Concordia".
2012-03-22

The death toll of the "Costa Concordia" disaster rises to 15 as divers find two more bodies in the capsized ship.
2012-01-23

"Costa Concordia" disaster: The body of a woman is discovered by search teams aboard the stricken cruise ship "Costa Concordia", bringing the confirmed death toll of the ship's capsizing to 12. Rescue efforts continue apace, as it is feared the ship may soon slip into deeper waters off the Italian coast.
2012-01-21

Italian cruise ship captain Francesco Schettino admits having made navigational errors that led to the capsizing of the "Costa Concordia" in Italian waters on January 13, killing at least 11 people.
2012-01-18

Costa Concordia disaster: The cruise ship "Costa Concordia" runs aground at Isola del Giglio in the Mediterranean Sea, with 32 passengers dead, 2 missing and presumed dead, and 64 injured.
2012-01-13