- Aug 21
Lightning knocks out Ventimiglia rail control room and halts trains across Liguria
A thunderstorm front generated over 37,000 lightning strikes in Liguria on 20 August, disabling computer systems at Ventimiglia station and stranding train services across the Italian Riviera.
- Aug 15
26-year-old stabs sister in Genoa then falls from fifth-floor window and dies
A 26-year-old man stabbed his 18-year-old sister during an argument in Genoa's San Teodoro district on 15 August 2026, then fell from a fifth-floor window and died on impact. The sister was hospitalised with minor injuries.
- Jul 29
308 Italian coastal municipalities hit by 1,073 extreme weather events since 2010, storm surges up 550% in five years
Legambiente's 2026 Beach Report, compiled with the Città Clima Observatory, finds that 48% of Italy's coastal municipalities have been struck by extreme weather since 2010. Storm surges alone rose 550% between 2022 and 2026, while over 40 million square metres of beach have been lost to erosion in the past 50 years.
- Jul 28
Raffaella Griggi named new host of Rai3's Chi l'ha visto?, succeeding Federica Sciarelli after 22 years
The Genoese journalist, an investigative correspondent with the programme since 2017, takes over the long-running missing-persons series on Rai3. The new season launches 23 September with a reinforced editorial team and studio segments also led by veteran reporters Francesco Paolo Del Re, Chiara Cazzaniga and Veronica Briganti.
- May 30
Genova bids farewell to scientist Monica Montefalcone and daughter Giorgia, lost in Maldives cave tragedy
Thousands gathered at San Francesco di Pegli church in Genova on Saturday for the funeral of marine scientist Monica Montefalcone and her daughter Giorgia Sommacal, who died alongside three others during a cave dive in the Maldives on 14 May.
