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Italy declares state of emergency after deadly island landslide
Italy declares state of emergency after deadly island landslide
by  AFP

Italy declared a state of emergency on the southern island of Ischia on Sunday after a landslide killed at least seven people and left several others missing. A first tranche of two million euros ($2 million) of relief funds was released at the end of an emergency cabinet meeting, which declared the state of emergency, said Minister for Civil Protection Nello Musumeci.

Honduras beefs up borders in crackdown on gangs
Honduras beefs up borders in crackdown on gangs
by  AFP

Honduras on Sunday sent more than 600 military police officers to its borders with El Salvador, Guatemala and Nicaragua as part of a state of emergency declared against criminal gangs in the Central American nation, police told AFP. The small country has long been plagued by poverty, gangs and violence linked to drug trafficking.

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